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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

11,920Searchable applications

150Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 9,086 approved or refused records

163Refused applications

8,923 approved · 163 refused · 371 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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

Unknown2003/144/NS
To develop (Scallop) site
Hoy
Received 5 Sept 2003
Decided2003/143/NS
To develop (Mussel) site
Haas
Received 4 Sept 2003
Decided2003/142/NS
To develop (Mussel) site
The Taing
Received 4 Sept 2003
Decided2003/140/NC
To construct rock armour breakwater and mooring basin for new marina pontoon for pleasure crafts
Received 27 Aug 2003
Decided2003/139/VF
To vary finfish licence (P13/20/2(d)) by changing from 8 no. 70m circumference cages to 12 no. 90m circumference cages
North Sandwick, Bluemull Sound
Received 21 Aug 2003
Decided2003/138/VF
To vary finfish licence (1999/069/NF) by including cod production and enable alternate production of both speices (Cod & Salmon)
Merry Holm, Trondra
Received 21 Aug 2003
Decided2003/137/VF
To vary finfish licence (2002/067/VF) by including cod production and enable alternate production of both species (Salmon and Cod)
Burwick
Received 21 Aug 2003
Decided2003/136/VF
To vary finfish licence (P13/4/4(c)) by increasing cage number, changing cage type, site feed barge, increase mooring area and by move/relocate site
SW of Swarta Skerry
Received 18 Aug 2003
Decided2003/135/VF
To vary finfish licence (P13/4/4(d)) by increasing cage number, changing cage type, site feed barge, increase mooring area and by move/relocated site
Grunna Voe (North)
Received 18 Aug 2003
Decided2003/134/NS
To develop new mussel farm, West of the Black Well, Ronas Voe
West of Black Well
Received 29 May 2003
Decided2003/133/VF
To vary finfish licence (2002/008/VF) by adding Cod & Halibut and by transfering licence from Crolax to Havfisk Ltd
Easter Score Holm
Received 11 Aug 2003
Decided2003/132/VF
To vary finfish licence (2001/139/NF) by adding cod and Halibut to Salmon and by transfering licence from Crolax to Havfisk Ltd
Sanda Stour
Received 31 Jul 2003
Decided2003/131/VF
To vary finfish licence (2001/073/VF) by changing Species from Salmon to Mussels/Oysters
Bight of Cliffs
Received 24 Jul 2003
Decided2003/130/NS
To develop (Mussel) site
Hevden Ness
Received 2 Jul 2003
Decided2003/129/VF
To vary finfish licence (P13/13/6(d)) by changing Species
Vidlin North
Received 26 Jun 2003
Decided2003/128/VF
To vary finfish licence (P13/13/6(e) by changing Species
Vidlin - Outer
Received 26 Jun 2003
Decided2003/127/VF
To vary finfish licence (P13/7/2(g)) by changing sepcies
Vidlin Ness
Received 26 Jun 2003
Decided2003/126/VF
To vary finfish licence (2001/020/TF) by enabling production of either cod, haddock, halibut, hake, saithe, pollak, atlantic wolfish, spotted catfish, salmon or seatrout
Kallee Ness
Received 16 Jun 2003
Decided2003/125/NS
To develop ( Mussel) site
The Taing, Reawick
Received 19 Jun 2003
Decided2003/124/NF
To develop a new fish farm for the production of salmon or cod
Bruse Holm, Lunning Sound
Received 20 Jun 2003
Decided2003/123/VS
To vary finfish licence (2001/186/TS) by changing species from Scallops to Salmon or Cod Production
Lea Cray
Received 18 Jun 2003
Decided2003/122/NF
To develop (Salmon & Cod) site
Clingra Geo
Received 18 Jun 2003
Decided2003/121/TS
To transfer existing licence (P12/80) from (George Gagic) to (Suthravoe Shellfish)
Shalders Ayre
Received 17 Jun 2003
Decided2003/120/NS
To develop (Mussel) site
Unifirth, Brindister
Received 13 Jun 2003

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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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