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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

12,103Searchable applications

150Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 9,224 approved or refused records

163Refused applications

9,061 approved · 163 refused · 372 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided2002/095/NS
To develop (Mussel) site
N.E of Aithness, The Rona
Received 4 Dec 2002
Decided2002/094/NS
To develop (Mussel) site
N.W of Greena
Received 4 Dec 2002
Unknown2002/093/NS
To develop (Mussel) site
Stromness Voe
Received 2 Dec 2002
Decided2002/092/VF
To vary finfish licence (P13/22/2D) by Increasing Cage Number, Changing Cage Type and Siting Feed Barge (Re-Submission)
Wester Sound
Received 25 Nov 2002
Unknown2002/091/VS
To vary shellfish licence (P12/61) by Increasing site area/production
Lee
Received 22 Nov 2002
Decided2002/090/VF
To vary finfish licence (2001/184/NF) by Increasing cage number, Increasing Mooring Area and Increasing Biomas
Ness of Copister
Received 20 Nov 2002
Unknown2002/089/NS
To develop (Mussel) site, East Point of Sletta, Aith Voe
East of Point of Sletta
Received 21 Nov 2002
Decided2002/088/VF
To vary finfish licence P13/08/08 by temporarily siting feed barge for a period of four years
Hogan
Received 21 Nov 2002
Decided2002/087/VF
To vary finfish licence ( 2002/005/NF) by Increasing Cage Number
Fish Holm
Received 20 Nov 2002
Decided2003/092/NS
To develop (Mussel) site
North Muckle Ness, Dury Voe
Received 9 May 2003
Decided2003/091/NS
To develop (Mussel) site
N.W of Muckle Ness, Dury Voe
Received 9 May 2003
Decided2003/090/NS
To develop (Mussel) site
Bight of Bellister, Dury Voe
Received 6 May 2003
Decided2003/089/NS
To develop (Mussel) site
Glussvoe South
Received 6 Feb 2003
Decided2003/088/NS
To develop (Mussel) site
Glussvoe North
Received 6 Feb 2003
Decided2003/087/NS
To develop (Mussel) site
Collafirth
Received 6 Feb 2003
Decided2003/086/NS
To develop (Mussel) site
Queyfirth
Received 6 Feb 2003
Decided2003/085/NS
To develop ( Oyster) site
Aith Voe, Voxter, Cunningsburgh
Received 30 Apr 2003
Decided2003/084/NS
To develop ( Oyster) site
Effirth Voe
Received 30 Apr 2003
Decided2003/083/NS
To develop (Oyster) site
Scutta Voe
Received 30 Apr 2003
Decided2000/031/VS
To transfer and vary works licence (P12/33) for a mussel farm, Foula Wick, Olnafirth
Foula Wick
Received 9 Jun 2000
Decided2003/082/NS
To develop ( Oyster) site
Seli Voe
Received 30 Apr 2003
Decided2003/081/NS
To develop ( Oyster) site
Loch of Strom
Received 30 Apr 2003
Decided2003/080/NS
To develop ( Mussel) site
North Dales Voe
Received 28 Apr 2003
Decided2003/079/NS
To develop ( Mussel) site
South East Faroness
Received 28 Apr 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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