Planning Application Fees
April 2024
The Fees for Applications changed from Friday 1st April 2022. All planning and other applications that are validated from that date incur new fees from those that previously existed.
A link to the fee regulations effective from 1st April 2022 can be found below:
The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2022/50/contents/made, as revised by The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 – https://www.legislation.gov.uk/en/ssi/2022/190/introduction/made .
The Government's Circular (Planning Circular 2/2022) gives additional information on the fees payable.
From 1st April 2024, where the application for planning permission applied for is made for retrospective approval of development that has either started or has already been carried out in full without permission, any application for planning permission validated from that date will also incur a 25% surcharge in addition to the fee as calculated in line with The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (Scotland) Regulations 2022.
From 1st April 2024, a request made to the planning authority to vary a planning permission under section 64 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended), i.e. a Non Material Variation, will be subject of a £200 fee. This is a set amount laid down in Part 1 Regulation 4 (3) which the Council is permitted to charge for this service. There is no limit on the number of requests that may be made.
Development Plans & Heritage Service
April 2024
Shetland Islands Council is now in a position to issue a formal invitation to communities to prepare a Local Place Plan. If you represent a Formally Constituted Community Body and would like to find out more, please click on the link below:
Local Place Plans – Shetland Islands Council
Development Plans & Heritage Service
March 2024
The following Development Plan Scheme was approved on 13th March 2024
Development Plan Scheme 2024-25
Building Standards
January 2024
The Building Standards Shetland Islands cost index explains the usual adopted methodologies for calculating the estimated cost of building works and will come into effect from April 1st 2024. Please click on the link below to view the Building Standards cost index PDF document:
Shetland Islands cost index – value of works
Building Standards Shetland Islands Cost Index 2024
Development Plans & Heritage / News
December 2023
The Council has now published its BIODIVERSITY DUTY REPORT 2021 - 2023 which sets out how the Council has complied with the biodiversity duty for the period 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2023.
General Planning Service News
December 2023
Planning Performance Framework – 2022-23 – Feedback Report - Shetland Islands
planning-performance-framework-22-23-shetland-islands-rag-assessment
The Planning and Performance Framework (PPF) is an annual report, which details performance information.
Planning Performance Framework PDF document:
Planning performance framework 2023
Marine Planning / News
November 2023
Publication of HPMAs Consultation Analysis & Scottish Government Response
On 7 November 2023, the Scottish Government published its response to the Scottish Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) consultation. In response to the findings of the consultation, the proposal to implement HPMAs across 10% of Scotland’s seas by 2026 will not be progressed.
To view the HMPA consultation analysis and Scottish Government response, please visit:
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Analysis of consultation responses - https://www.gov.scot/isbn/9781835214763
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Scottish Government response to the consultation - https://www.gov.scot/isbn/9781835214756
October 2023
Marine Scotland Consultation
Marine Scotland recently held a consultation on the Strategic Environmental Assessment Scoping stage of the forthcoming National Marine Plan 2 (NMP2). More information on NMP2 can be found here.
The Council sent two responses, including one made on behalf of the Shetland Islands Marine Planning Partnership (SIC & UHI Shetland)
Please click on the PDF documents below:
SIC Response: 27 October 2023 - PDF document
Shetland Islands Marine Planning Partnership Response: 30 October 2023 - PDF Document
October 2023
The Planning and Performance Framework (PPF) is an annual report, which details performance information.
Planning Performance Framework PDF document:
Planning performance framework 2023
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