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Shetland Islands planning applications

PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Shetland Islands. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Shetland Islands website

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

11,941Searchable applications

150Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 9,100 approved or refused records

163Refused applications

8,937 approved · 163 refused · 371 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

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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

Unknown2003/119/NS
To develop (Oyster, Cockle, queen & scallop) site
Inner Bastavoe
Received 13 Jun 2003
Unknown2003/118/NS
To develop (Oyster, Scallop, Cockle & Queen) site
Inner Whalefirth
Received 13 Jun 2003
Decided2003/117/NC
To construct Sea defence wall
New Street, Scalloway
Received 11 Jun 2003
Unknown2003/116/VF
To vary finfish licence ( P13/12/5(d)) by changing cage type and moverelocate site
Hamars Ness, Fetlar
Received 5 Jun 2003
Decided2003/115/VF
To vary finfish licence ( 2002/006/VF) by by changin cage type
Ronas Voe South
Received 5 Jun 2003
Decided2003/114/VF
To vary finfish licence ( 2001/077/vf) by varying condition no. 2
Swinnister Voe, Delting
Received 5 Jun 2003
Decided2003/113/VF
To vary finfish licence ( 2002/073/VF) by varying condition no. 4
Linga
Received 5 Jun 2003
Decided2003/112/VF
To vary finfish licence (P13/19/3(c) by changing cage type and site feed barge
North Knowe, Muckle Roe
Received 30 May 2003
Decided2003/111/VF
To vary finfish licence (P13/19/22) by increasing cage number and by changing cage type
Spoose Holm, Scalloway Isle
Received 30 May 2003
Decided2003/110/NS
To develop (Mussel) site
West of Black Well
Received 29 May 2003
Decided2003/109/NS
To develop new mussel farm, North of Linga, Yell Sound
North Linga
Received 30 May 2003
Decided2003/108/NS
To develop new mussel farm , West of Linga, Yell Sound
Firth Ness, West of Linga
Received 29 May 2003
Decided2003/107/NS
To develop ( Mussel) site
Grut wick, North Burwick
Received 27 May 2003
Decided2003/106/NC
To construct outfall pipe from septic tank
Garths
Received 23 May 2003
Decided2003/105/NS
To develop (MUSSEL) site
West of the Black Well
Received 21 May 2003
Decided2003/104/NS
To develop ( MUSSEL) site
WEST OF GALTA SKERRY
Received 21 May 2003
Unknown2003/103/VF
To vary finfish licence ( P12/8/14(h)) by increasing mooring area, siting feed barge and allowing flexibility to use either 8no. 100m polarcircles or 12 no. 80m polarcircles.
Flotta
Received 13 May 2003
Decided2003/102/NS
To develop ( Mussel) site
S.W Catfirth
Received 9 May 2003
Decided2003/101/VF
To vary finfish licence ( P13/8/14(I)KI) by increasing mooring area, siting feed barge, allowing flexibility to use either 8 no. 100m circles or 12 no. 80m circles and by transfering licensee from Hydro Seafoods GSO Ltd to Scottish Sea Farms Ltd
Fore Holm
Received 14 May 2003
Decided2003/100/NS
To develop (Mussel) site
The Taing
Received 27 Apr 2003
Decided2003/099/NS
To develop (Mussel) site
Haas
Received 24 Apr 2003
Decided2003/098/NS
To develop (Mussel) site, SE Catfirth Voe, Catfirth
SE of Catfirth Voe
Received 9 May 2003
Decided2002/086/VF
To vary finfish licence (2001/029/TF) by Increasing cage number, increasing mooring area, siting storage barge, and increasing production, Wick of Garth, Bluemull Sound
Wick of Garth, Bluemull Sound
Received 12 Nov 2002
Decided2002/085/VF
To vary existing works licence P13/20/4 by amalgamating 2 sites, siting feed barge, increasing cage number and increasing production (re-submission)
Kirkabister
Received 4 Nov 2002

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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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