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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
11,963Searchable applications
150Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 9,119 approved or refused records
163Refused applications

8,956 approved · 163 refused · 371 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 BuildingLocal plan Pre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas Conservation Areas

Council contacts

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
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected

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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. Decided2001/174/VS

    No proposal recorded

    Geo of Valladale

    Received 9 Nov 2001
  2. Unknown2001/173/VF

    No proposal recorded

    Brei Geo (inshore)

    Received 31 Oct 2001
  3. Decided2001/172/VF

    No proposal recorded

    Brei Goe (Offshore)

    Received 31 Oct 2001
  4. Decided2001/171/VF

    No proposal recorded

    West Voe, Skerries

    Received 30 Oct 2001
  5. Decided2001/170/VF

    To vary finfish licence P13/3/2(d) to develop sea trout and salmon (alternate production), Clift Sound, Trondra

    Wester Quarff

    Received 29 Oct 2001
  6. Decided2001/169/VF

    No proposal recorded

    East of Papa

    Received 22 Oct 2001
  7. Unknown2001/168/VS

    No proposal recorded

    Suthra Voe

    Received 18 Oct 2001
  8. Decided2001/154/NF

    No proposal recorded

    Linga, Yell

    Received 28 Sept 2001
  9. Decided2001/153/VF

    No proposal recorded

    North Sandwick, Bluemull Sound

    Received 26 Sept 2001
  10. Decided2001/152/NF

    To develop new salmon farm site, Fish Holm, Yell Sound

    Fish Holm

    Received 19 Sept 2001
  11. Decided2001/151/NF

    To develop new salmon farm site, Burra Ness, Mossbank

    Burra Ness, Mossbank

    Received 19 Sept 2001
  12. Decided2001/150/NC

    No proposal recorded

    Voe Pier

    Received 18 Sept 2001
  13. Decided2001/149/VF

    No proposal recorded

    Kirkabister

    Received 18 Sept 2001
  14. Decided2001/148/NF

    To develop new salmon farm site, Holm of Skellister, South Nesting Bay

    Holm of Skellister, South Nesting Bay

    Received 17 Sept 2001
  15. Decided2001/147/NF

    No proposal recorded

    Corn Head, Snarraness Voe

    Received 17 Sept 2001
  16. Decided2001/146/NF

    No proposal recorded

    Burki Taing, Swarbacks Minn

    Received 17 Sept 2001
  17. Decided2001/145/NF

    To develop new salmon farm site, Holms of Uyeasound, Vementry

    Holms of Uyeasound

    Received 14 Sept 2001
  18. Decided2001/144/NF

    No proposal recorded

    East of Oxna, Scalloway

    Received 14 Sept 2001
  19. Unknown2001/143/NF

    No proposal recorded

    The Flaeshins, North Fetlar

    Received 14 Sept 2001
  20. Decided2001/142/NF

    No proposal recorded

    Skelda Voe

    Received 14 Sept 2001
  21. Decided2001/141/NF

    To develop new salmon farm site, Lambgarth Head, Laxfirth

    Lambgarth Head, Laxfirth

    Received 14 Sept 2001
  22. Decided2001/140/NF

    To develop new salmon farm site, Voe of Cullingsburgh, Bressay

    Voe of Cullingsburgh

    Received 14 Sept 2001
  23. Decided2001/139/NF

    To develop new salmon farm site, Sanda Stour, North of Hildasay

    Sanda Stour, North of Hildasay

    Received 14 Sept 2001
  24. Decided2001/138/NS

    No proposal recorded

    South of Ayre of Teogs

    Received 14 Sept 2001

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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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