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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

11,370Searchable applications

143Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,740 approved or refused records

157Refused applications

8,583 approved · 157 refused · 355 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Jun 2001 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Planning and Building Local plan Pre-application advice Pre-application advice Conservation areas Conservation Areas

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesdevelopment.management@shetland.gov.uk Council source
Planning enquiries01595744293 Council source

Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

Conservation areas3 mapped area records

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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

Unknown2007/17/PCD
To create area for car boot sales
Broonies Taing Sandwick ZE2 9HH
Received 15 Jan 2007
Unknown2006/17/PNA
Erect general purpose agricultural builiding
Clate Whalsay ZE2 9AG
Received 16 Jan 2006
Unknown2004/17/PCD
To retain caravan
Neigarth Vidlin ZE2 9QB
Received 12 Jan 2004
Unknown2003/17/PCD
Erect single storey dwellinghouse and 2.5KW wind turbine
Knowes Bressay ZE2 9ES
Received 17 Jan 2003
Unknown2010/16/PCD
Erect a 2.5kw micro wind turbine on a 6.5m mast
Hivdahus Brae ZE2 9QG
Received 15 Jan 2010
Unknown2009/16/PCD
To hack off existing render and make good, replace existing windows and re-slate roof
10-12 Mounthooly Street Lerwick ZE1 0BJ
Received 23 Jan 2009
Unknown2007/16/PCD
To extend rear of dwellinghouse
30 North Lochside Lerwick ZE1 0PD
Received 15 Jan 2007
Unknown2006/16/PCD
Erect two semi-detached dwellinghouses (amended design, roof altered to accommodate first floor)
Sites 3 & 5 East Voe Scalloway ZE1 0US
Received 16 Jan 2006
Unknown2005/16/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Laxfirth Tingwall ZE2 9SG
Received 18 Jan 2005
Unknown2004/16/PCD
To erect porch extension and workshop
28 Brentfield Place Sandwick ZE2 9HS
Received 29 Dec 2003
Unknown2011/15/PCD
Refurbishment and alterations
Brough Lodge Houl Fetlar ZE2 9DJ
Received 8 Feb 2011
Unknown2005/25/PCD
Demolish existing dwellinghouse and erect new dwellinghouse
West House Skaw Whalsay ZE2 9AW
Received 25 Jan 2005
Unknown2004/25/PCD
Install Vodafone base station onto existing mast
Lerwick Police Sttion Market Street Lerwick ZE1 0JN
Received 10 Feb 2004
Unknown2003/25/PCD
Erect industrial building and associated parking
Cullivoe Industrial Estate Cullivoe Yell ZE2 9DD
Received 27 Jan 2003
Unknown2002/25/ADV
Erect a sign board
Ladies Mire Busta Road Brae ZE2 9QG
Received 18 Jan 2002
Decided2011/24/PCD
Replacement of roof slates and installation of roof lights
JR Whites 99 Commercial Street Lerwick ZE1 0BD
Received 9 Feb 2011
Unknown2009/24/PCD
To demolish existing building, erect new Bird Observatory and Associated hostel accommodation and garage
Fair Isle Bird Observatory Fair Isle ZE2 9JU
Received 4 Feb 2009
Unknown2008/24/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
opposite Hevdawick Muckle Roe ZE2 9QW
Received 17 Jan 2008
Unknown2007/24/PCD
Erect one and-a-half storey timber clad dwellinghouse and garage
Adjacent to Lochside Walls ZE2 9PB
Received 15 Jan 2007
Unknown2006/24/PNA
Erect general purpose agricultural building
Ocraquoy Fladdabister Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HA
Received 23 Jan 2006
Unknown2005/24/ADV
Erect "Welcome to Northmavine" sign (18m x 1.1m)
Mavis Grind Northmavine ZE2 9RE
Received 25 Jan 2005
Unknown2010/15/PCD
To extend existing dwellinghouse
1 Roadside Bressay ZE2 9ER
Received 15 Jan 2010
Unknown2009/15/PCD
To extend private garage/store/workshop
End of Gord Road Cunningsburgh ZE2 9HG
Received 23 Jan 2009
Unknown2007/15/PCD
To install 2 no. 1.2m dishes at 29.2mm and 2 no. equipment cabinets at ground level for 02 airwave
Telecom Tower Fair Isle ZE2 9JU
Received 15 Jan 2007

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Researching a proposal in Shetland Islands

Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.

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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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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