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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

12,074Searchable applications

150Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 9,203 approved or refused records

163Refused applications

9,040 approved · 163 refused · 372 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Nov 1999 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

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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

Decided2003/015/NF
To develop (Atlantic Salmon) site
Sand Voe
Received 4 Feb 2003
Decided2003/014/NS
To develop ( Mussel) site
Grut Wick, North of Burwick
Received 3 Feb 2003
Decided2003/013/NS
To develop ( Mussel) site
The Innins, Queyfirth
Received 3 Feb 2003
Decided2003/012/NS
To develop ( Mussel) site
The Lother, Glussvoe
Received 3 Feb 2003
Decided2003/011/NS
To develop ( Mussel) site
Arvi Taing, Collafirth
Received 3 Feb 2003
Decided2003/010/NS
To develop ( Mussel) site
Ola's Ness, Collafirth
Received 3 Feb 2003
Decided2003/009/NS
To develop (Mussel) site
Whaleback Skerry, Scalloway
Received 31 Jan 2003
Decided2003/008/NS
To develop ( Mussel) site
West of Papa, Scalloway
Received 31 Jan 2003
Unknown2003/007/NS
To develop (Mussel) site
Braganess
Received 15 Jan 2003
Decided2003/006/NS
To develop (Mussel) site
N.E of Little Papa
Received 15 Jan 2003
Decided2003/005/VS
To vary shellfish licence (2003/005/VS) by
Siggie Bight, Cribba Sound
Received 23 Jan 2003
Decided2003/004/NS
To develop (Mussel) site
Uyeasound
Received 18 Dec 2002
Decided2003/003/VF
To vary finfish licence (2001/110/NF) by move/re-locating site
Swar backs, West of Little Papa
Received 8 Jan 2003
Decided2003/002/NF
To develop (Atlantic Salmon) site
Holms of Uyeasound
Received 4 Dec 2002
Decided2003/001/NS
To develop (Mussel) site
Muckle Skerry - West Voe
Received 19 Dec 2002
Decided2002/104/NS
To develop (Mussel) site
N.E of Vedri Geo
Received 16 Dec 2002
Decided2002/103/NS
To develop (Mussel) site
Lamba Wick, Swarbacks Minn
Received 16 Dec 2002
Decided2002/102/NC
To construct plastic pipe bundle from shore to salmon cages for the purpose of automated feeding
South Site
Received 13 Dec 2002
Decided2002/101/VS
To vary shellfish licence (2002/033/VS) by Increasing Site Area/Production
North Flotta
Received 12 Dec 2002
Decided2002/100/VS
To vary shellfish licence (P12/35) by increasing site area/production and by chaning production method from rafts to Long Lines
Cribba Sound
Received 11 Dec 2002
Decided2002/099/NS
To develop a new mussel farm, Feorwick, Lunna
Feorwick, Lunnaness
Received 10 Dec 2002
Decided2002/098/NC
To construct Sea Intake Pipe for Oyster Depuratiion Facility
Ordale
Received 10 Dec 2002
Decided2002/097/NC
To construct and Instal an Oil Export Pipeline System associated with the Clair Phase 1 Development.
Orka Voe
Received 6 Dec 2002
Decided2002/096/SS
No proposal recorded
Swarta Skerry & Balta Island
Received 5 Dec 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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