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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
11,499Searchable applications
146Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 8,808 approved or refused records
158Refused applications

8,650 approved · 158 refused · 367 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Jun 2000 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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

  1. Unknown2011/023/NS

    To develop a new mussel farm, Hawksness, Laxfirth Voe

    Hawksness, Laxfirth Voe

    Received 31 Mar 2011
  2. Unknown2011/022/NS

    To develop a new mussel farm, SW Catfirth Voe, Nesting

    SW Catfirth Voe, Nesting

    Received 31 Mar 2011
  3. Unknown2011/021/NS

    To develop a new mussel farm, SE Catfirth Voe, Nesting

    SE Catfirth Voe, Nesting

    Received 31 Mar 2011
  4. Unknown2011/020/NS

    To develop a new mussel farm, Cunning Holm, South Nesting Bay

    Cunning Holm, South Nesting Bay

    Received 31 Mar 2011
  5. Unknown2011/019/VF

    To site an additional four 80m-circumference cages at an existing salmon farm, North Sandwick, Bluemull Sound, Yell (retrospective)

    North Sandwick, Bluemull Sound, Yell

    Received 14 Mar 2011
  6. Decided2011/018/VF

    To site six storvik feeding rafts and three generator rafts at an existing salmon farm, Pobie Sukka, Ronas Voe (retrospective)

    Pobie Sukka

    Received 14 Feb 2011
  7. Unknown2011/017/VF

    To site two storvik feeding rafts and one generator raft at an existing salmon farm, Crying Taing, Ronas Voe (retrospective)

    Crying Taing

    Received 14 Feb 2011
  8. Decided2011/016/NC

    To install a sewage outfall pipe

    Sella Ness Industrial Estate, Graven

    Received 21 Feb 2011
  9. Decided2011/015/VF

    To modify an existing salmon farm by amending cages to twelve 80m-circumference cages and changing feed barge location, Kirkabister, Basta Voe, Yell

    Kirkabister

    Received 21 Feb 2011
  10. Decided2011/014/NS

    To develop a new shellfish farm, Site 1, Stromness Voe

    Site 1

    Received 28 Jan 2011
  11. Decided2011/013/VS

    To modify an existing shellfish farm by reducing number of longlines, changing longline deployment plan and increasing mooring containment area, Site 2, Stromness Voe

    Site 2

    Received 28 Jan 2011
  12. Decided2011/012/NC

    To install a sewage outfall pipe

    Sella Ness Industrial Estate, Graven

    Received 17 Jan 2011
  13. Unknown2011/011/NS

    To develop a new mussel farm

    Papa North, Swarbacks Minn

    Received 20 Jan 2011
  14. Decided2011/010/VF

    To site an additional two 90m-circumference cages at an existing salmon farm, Setter, Burra (retrospective)

    Setter, Burra

    Received 18 Jan 2011
  15. Unknown2011/009/VF

    To vary existing finfish site by adding cages and increasing mooring area

    Grunna Voe (north), Dury Voe

    Received 13 Jan 2011
  16. Unknown2011/007/NS

    To develop new mussel site

    Swinister Voe, Yell Sound

    Received 11 Jan 2011
  17. Decided2011/006/NS

    To develop new mussel site

    West of Papa Little, Swarbacks Minn

    Received 11 Jan 2011
  18. Unknown2011/005/NS

    To develop new mussel site, South of Grobsness, Gonfirth

    South of Grobsness, Gonfirth

    Received 11 Jan 2011
  19. Unknown2011/002/NF

    To develop a new salmon farm, The Flaeshins, North Fetlar

    The Flaeshins, North Fetlar

    Received 11 Jan 2011
  20. Unknown2011/004/NS

    To develop a new mussel farm, SW of Little Holm, Catfirth

    SW of Little Holm

    Received 11 Jan 2011
  21. Unknown2011/003/NS

    To develop a new mussel farm, East of Little Holm, Catfirth

    East of Little Holm

    Received 11 Jan 2011
  22. Decided2011/001/NC

    To reclaim land and develop a breakwater quay

    East Voe, Scalloway

    Received 24 Dec 2010
  23. Decided2010/063/NS

    To develop a new mussel farm, Hamar Voe, Northmavine

    Hamar Voe

    Received 22 Dec 2010
  24. Decided2010/062/NC

    To vary construction licence 2010/006/NC by installing a demonstrator array of five 100kW tidal turbines

    Cullivoe, Bluemull Sound

    Received 25 Nov 2010

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Researching a proposal in Shetland Islands

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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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