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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

12,153Searchable applications

150Recorded as pending

98%Approval rate · 9,260 approved or refused records

163Refused applications

9,097 approved · 163 refused · 372 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

Decided2002/031/VF
To vary existing works licence P13/20/4 by amalgamating 2 sites, siting feed barge and increasing production
Kirkabister
Received 28 Mar 2002
Decided2002/030/VF
To vary existing works licence 2001/57/VF by increasing cages and production
North of Papa
Received 28 Mar 2002
Unknown2002/028/NS
To develop Mussel site, Lang Sound, Burra
Langsound
Received 26 Mar 2002
Decided2002/027/VF
To vary existing works licences P13/7/1(b), P13/7/1� & P13/7/1(d) by amalgamating sites, increasing cage surface area and increasing production tonnage
Setter, Hamnavoe
Received 13 Mar 2002
Decided2002/026/VF
To vary existing works licence P13/16/1(h) (Site B) to increase cage number, vary cage type and site feed barge
Holms Geo
Received 12 Mar 2002
Decided2002/025/SS
No proposal recorded
Holms geo
Received 12 Mar 2002
Decided2002/024/SS
No proposal recorded
Djuba Wick, Hascosay
Received 26 Feb 2002
Decided2002/022/VF
To vary existing works licence P13/15/1(e) to alter number and type of cages and site feed barge
Northa Voe
Received 26 Feb 2002
Decided2002/021/VS
To vary existing works licence 2001/159/NS by siting 12 floating decks
South Voe, Burra
Received 25 Feb 2002
Decided2002/020/NC
To construct new stone armoured wave wall
Cullivoe
Received 25 Feb 2002
Decided2002/019/VF
To vary existing works licence P13/23/4 by altering cage type and number
Brinister Voe
Received 21 Feb 2002
Decided2002/018/VF
To vary existing works licence 2001/169/VF to increase number of cages
East of Papa, Scalloway
Received 21 Feb 2002
Decided2002/017/VF
To vary existing works licence 99/042/VF to increase number of cages
Langa
Received 21 Feb 2002
Decided2000/021/VF
No proposal recorded
Swarta Skerry
Received 14 Apr 2000
Decided2001/167/NS
Develop new mussel/scallop site, Treawick, Vementry
Trea Wick
Received 18 Oct 2001
Decided2001/166/VF
To vary existing works licence P13/14/3, Brandy Ayre, Easter Sound, Walls
Brandy Ayre
Received 12 Oct 2001
Decided2000/054/VS
No proposal recorded
North of Little Holm
Received 23 Oct 2000
Decided2001/165/VF
No proposal recorded
Laxfirth Voe
Received 10 Oct 2001
Decided2001/164/NF
No proposal recorded
West Linga, Lunning Sound
Received 9 Oct 2001
Decided2001/163/NF
No proposal recorded
East Isles, Whalsay
Received 9 Oct 2001
Decided2001/162/NF
No proposal recorded
Wick of Tresta, Fetlar
Received 9 Oct 2001
Decided2001/161/TS
No proposal recorded
Hamnavoe
Received 9 Oct 2001
Decided2001/160/VF
No proposal recorded
Northvoe, Whalsay
Received 9 Oct 2001
Decided2001/159/NS
No proposal recorded
South Voe
Received 3 Oct 2001

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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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