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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

11,421Searchable applications

143Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 8,764 approved or refused records

157Refused applications

8,607 approved · 157 refused · 367 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Unknown2002/19/PCD
Extend dwellinghouse
Knowes Lunning Vidlin ZE2 9QB
Received 15 Jan 2002
Unknown2011/8/PCD
Erect single storey dwellinghouse
Camp Brae ZE2 9QJ
Received 24 Jan 2011
Unknown2010/8/PCD
Erect two single storey dwellinghouses
Land To North West Of North Roe Church North Roe Shetland ZE2 9RY
Received 12 Jan 2010
Unknown2009/8/PCD
Change of use of waste ground to a plant and garden centre
Plot of Land Adjacent to Cindys Hairdressers Fort Road Lerwick ZE1 0LW
Received 15 Jan 2009
Unknown2008/8/LBC
Install 22cm diametre microwave antenna
Leog House 2 Leog Lane Lerwick ZE1 0AH
Received 9 Jan 2008
Unknown2007/8/PCD
To erect dwellinghouse and garden shed
Lower Sound Kantersted Road Lerwick ZE1 0RL
Received 15 Jan 2007
Unknown2006/8/PCD
Erect interpretive panel describing the Bressay Stone
Cullingsbrough Graveyard Bressay ZE2 9ER
Received 12 Jan 2006
Unknown2005/8/PCD
Erect dwellinghouse
Adjacent To Rosemount Levenwick ZE2 9HX
Received 14 Jan 2005
Unknown2004/8/PCD
Erect rock armouring to protect Cootch Kettles
Hillswick Waterfront Hillswick Shetland ZE2 9RW
Received 15 Jan 2004
Unknown2003/8/LBC
Refurbish Midden Court complex (North range)
Symbister Whalsay ZE2 9AQ
Received 13 Jan 2003
Unknown2002/8/PCD
Re-roof dwellinghouse
Oaklea One Main Street Scalloway ZE1 0XJ
Received 4 Jan 2002
Unknown2011/7/PCD
Erect 15kw wind turbine , overall height of 19.25m with trenched cable connection
Le Morlaye Sellivoe Bridge Of Walls ZE2 9NR
Received 24 Jan 2011
Unknown2010/7/PCD
Erect storey and a half dwellinghouse with integral garage
Breiwick Gott Tingwall ZE2 9SF
Received 12 Jan 2010
Unknown2009/7/PCO
To erect dwellinghouse (in outline)
Dalesbrek Dunrossness ZE2 9JJ
Received 15 Jan 2009
Unknown2008/7/PCD
Increase height of existing fence (retrospective)
13 Meadowfield Road Scalloway ZE1 0UB
Received 9 Jan 2008
Unknown2005/7/PCD
Erect extension to rear of property
11 Meadowfield Road Scalloway ZE1 0UB
Received 14 Jan 2005
Unknown2004/7/PCD
Construct caf� and caravan park
Braewick Eshaness Shetland ZE2 9RS
Received 15 Jan 2004
Unknown2003/7/PCD
Refurbish Midden Court complex (North range) to upgrade history group facilities
Symbister Whalsay ZE2 9AQ
Received 13 Jan 2003
Unknown2011/6/PCD
Form access road, parking area and install surface water drainage system
Gremister Herra Yell ZE2 9BL
Received 24 Jan 2011
Unknown2010/6/PCD
To change use of rough grazing area to form part of garden grounds and erect polytunnel for private domestic use
Caiystane Weisdale ZE2 9LQ
Received 6 Jan 2010
Unknown2009/6/PCD
To erect 6kw wind turbine on 12m mast
Bressay Heritage Centre Leiraness Bressay ZE2 9EL
Received 14 Jan 2009
Unknown2008/6/PCD
Erect garden shed (retrospective application)
Habbigarth Dunrossness ZE2 9JG
Received 9 Jan 2008
Unknown2007/6/ADV
Creation of advertising silhouette on camping bod
Sail Loft Camping Bod Lower Voe Voe ZE2 9PX
Received 15 Jan 2007
Unknown2005/6/PCD
Extend dwellinghouse
Murrayfield Sparl Brae ZE2 9QU
Received 13 Jan 2005

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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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