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8,937 approved · 163 refused · 371 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
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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. Decided2002/084/NS

    To develop ( Mussel) site

    Lunnaness, Hamnavoe

    Received 25 Oct 2002
  2. Decided2002/083/NS

    To develop (Mussel) site

    South Nesting Bay, Eswick

    Received 25 Oct 2002
  3. Decided2002/082/VS

    To vary finfish licence (2001/081/VF) by changing species from salmon to Mussel and relocate Site

    Aiths Voe

    Received 25 Oct 2002
  4. Decided2002/081/NS

    To develop (Oyster) site

    Wick of Blumbister

    Received 24 Oct 2002
  5. Decided2002/080/NS

    To develop (Mussel) site

    Culness, West of Lunna

    Received 4 Oct 2002
  6. Decided2002/079/VF

    To vary finfish licence (P13/7/2) by creating separate cage blocks, site feed barge & increase separation distance.

    Setterness

    Received 4 Oct 2002
  7. Decided2002/078/VF

    Vary Site B of existing works licence P13/16/1(h) to include cod production and enable alternate production of both species (salmon and cod)

    Lippie Goe

    Received 26 Sept 2002
  8. Decided2002/077/NS

    To develop new mussel site, South of Linga, West of Scalloway

    South of Linga

    Received 24 Sept 2002
  9. Unknown2002/076/NC

    To construct and install Slipway, Pontoon and Septic Tank Outfall

    Girlsta, Wadbister Voe

    Received 6 Sept 2002
  10. Unknown2002/075/TS

    To transfer existing licence (P/12/85 K1) from (Thomas James Leslie) to ( Olnafirth Sea Farm) and re-position site

    South Delting

    Received 4 Sept 2002
  11. Decided2002/073/VF

    To vary finfish licence (2001/050/NF) by Increasing Mooring Area

    Linga

    Received 21 Aug 2002
  12. Decided2002/072/VF

    To vary existing works licence P13/19/13(b) by increasing cage surface area, increasing mooring area and siting feed barge

    Heights

    Received 2 Aug 2002
  13. Decided2002/071/VF

    To vary finfish licence ( P13/19/2(e) by siting barge

    Vatsetter

    Received 7 Aug 2002
  14. Decided2002/070/VF

    To vary finfish licence (P13/22/2c) by siteing barge and increaseing cage number

    Cloudin

    Received 6 Aug 2002
  15. Decided2002/069/VF

    To vary existing works licence P13/12/5(e) by siting feed barge

    Winnaness

    Received 6 Aug 2002
  16. Decided2002/068/VF

    To vary existing works licence P13/7/2(c) by relocating SW site, reducing number of cages and reducing production (Stage 1)

    Setterness

    Received 25 Jul 2002
  17. Decided2002/067/VF

    To vary existing works licence P13/8/6(i) by increasing cage number, increasing mooring area and changing colour of barge

    West of Burwick

    Received 18 Jul 2002
  18. Decided2002/066/NC

    To construct boat marina (retrospective application), Aith, Bixter

    Bixter, Aith

    Received 24 Jul 2002
  19. Decided2002/065/NS

    To develop new mussel site

    West of Langa

    Received 19 Jul 2002
  20. Decided2002/064/NC

    To demolish existing pier and slipway, provide new pier, slipway, breakwater, access road, parking areas and storage areas (re-submission)

    Voe Pier, Lower Voe

    Received 4 Jul 2002
  21. Decided2002/063/VS

    To vary shellfish licence ( 2000/040/ns) by changing species

    Hillswick

    Received 1 Jul 2002
  22. Decided2002/016/VF

    To vary existing works licence P13/16/2(a) by varying cage type and siting feed barge

    Punds Voe

    Received 21 Feb 2002
  23. Decided2002/015/VF

    To vary existing works licence P13/12/2(d) by siting feed barge

    South Voe of Gletness

    Received 21 Feb 2002
  24. Decided2002/014/NS

    To develop mussel site

    West Voe

    Received 19 Feb 2002

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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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