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Shetland Islands
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Shetland Islands. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
11,269Searchable applications
143Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 8,711 approved or refused records
146Refused applications

8,565 approved · 146 refused · 319 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Sept 2001 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.

More application records

  1. Unknown2009/65/PCD

    To erect new dwellinghouse

    Croogarth Papil Burra ZE2 9LD

    Received 19 Mar 2009
  2. Unknown2007/65/PCD

    Erect single storey extension to rear of house

    6 Gressy Loan Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0YB

    Received 14 Feb 2007
  3. Unknown2006/65/PCO

    Erect dwellinghouse and construct septic tank and soakaway (in outline)

    Utnabreck Scalloway ZE1 0UP

    Received 20 Feb 2006
  4. Unknown2005/65/PNA

    Erect agricultural building (revised location)

    Waddle Walls ZE2 9PD

    Received 24 Feb 2005
  5. Unknown2003/65/PCD

    Demolish existing garage and erect new garage extension

    15 Upper Baila Lerwick ZE1 0SF

    Received 17 Feb 2003
  6. Unknown2002/65/PCD

    To retain satellite dish

    Braeside 11 Law Lane Lerwick ZE1 0EA

    Received 22 Feb 2002
  7. Unknown2009/64/PCD

    Demolish existing shed and erect new timber clad 12m x 3.6m Residential Park Home

    North House Burravoe Brae ZE2 9QJ

    Received 16 Mar 2009
  8. Decided2008/64/PCD

    Erect twelve dwellinghouses (six semi-detached units)

    adjacent to Stendaal Skellister South Nesting ZE2 9PS

    Received 12 Feb 2008
  9. Unknown2011/59/PCD

    Erect detached house with 100m long access, connection to public sewer and surface water soakaway

    North Park Whalsay ZE2 9AF

    Received 1 Mar 2011
  10. Unknown2006/58/PCD

    Erect dwellinghouse and garage, construct septic tank and soakaway

    Smithfield Croft Huxter Sandness ZE2 9PL

    Received 20 Feb 2006
  11. Unknown2005/58/PCD

    Erect fence (retrospective application)

    1 Heathery Park Gulberwick ZE2 9JX

    Received 21 Feb 2005
  12. Unknown2002/58/PCD

    To erect dwellinghouse

    Califf Gott Tingwall ZE2 9SF

    Received 19 Feb 2002
  13. Decided2011/57/PCD

    Erect temporary 40m tall meteorological mast

    Near Wormadale Whiteness ZE2 9LJ

    Received 1 Mar 2011
  14. Unknown2010/57/PCO

    Renew outline planning for dwellinghouse(Planning Permission in Principle)

    Site south of Springfield Hoswick Sandwick ZE2 9HL

    Received 15 Feb 2010
  15. Unknown2009/57/PCD

    To extend existing dwellinghouse

    Kittlenaked Bigton ZE2 9JA

    Received 13 Mar 2009
  16. Unknown2008/57/PCD

    To erect dwellinghouse

    Hestataing East Burrafirth ZE2 9NE

    Received 11 Feb 2008
  17. Unknown2007/57/PCD

    Extend existing yard and site steel container and office portacabin (Retrospective)

    Cunningsburgh Industrial Estate Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HA

    Received 9 Feb 2007
  18. Unknown2004/57/PCD

    Change use from dwellinghouse (class 9) to guesthouse (class 7)

    Eddlewood 8 Clairmont Place Lerwick ZE1 0BR

    Received 1 Mar 2004
  19. Unknown2002/57/ADV

    Erect a stone cairn for interpretative panel

    Scottish Natural Heritage Interpretive Cairn Northmavine ZE2 9RX

    Received 19 Feb 2002
  20. Unknown2010/56/PCD

    Erect slatted cattle byre

    Culster Dunrossness ZE2 9JD

    Received 15 Feb 2010
  21. Unknown2009/56/PCD

    Develop parking and turning area with garden grounds and install driveway from public road

    21 North Road Lerwick ZE1 0NQ

    Received 13 Mar 2009
  22. Unknown2008/56/PCO

    To erect dwellinghouse (in outline)

    Cullister Sandwick ZE2 9HH

    Received 6 Feb 2008
  23. Unknown2006/56/PCD

    Extend existing greenhouse

    Lochside Walls ZE2 9PB

    Received 15 Feb 2006
  24. Unknown2004/56/PCD

    Erect public toilets, adjacent to Aith marina

    Aith ZE2 9NB

    Received 1 Mar 2004

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Researching a proposal in Shetland Islands

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Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.

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Guides to planning records

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Shetland Islands, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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