Pre-Application Enquiry and Planning Duty Officer services
Pre-Application Enquiry
Should you wish to submit a pre-application enquiry (this is a free service we provide) you may do this by using the following website link:
Development Management - Pre Application Enquiry Application
Duty Officer
The Development Management Team also provides a free Planning Duty Officer service, available Monday to Thursday between 9:00am and 10:30am.
The service can be accessed by email at development.management@shetland.gov.uk, by telephone on 01595 744293, or in person at 8 North Ness Business Park.
Please note that the Development Management Team operates on a hybrid working basis. If you visit 8 North Ness Business Park in person, you may be assisted by a Planning Duty Officer working remotely rather than one based in the office.
If you require confirmation of whether a development is lawful or whether planning permission is required, you should submit an application for a Certificate of Lawfulness. This is the statutory process for obtaining a formal decision from the Council on the planning status of existing or proposed development. Applications can be submitted online via ePlanning.scot.
Shetland’s development plan now consists of the following:
- NPF4
- Planning Application Advice Notes & Checklists
- Local Development Plan
- Local Development Plan Policies and Guidance associated with the Shetland Local Development Plan 2014