Scalloway planning approval rate
Scalloway ward in Shetland has a 100.0% approval rate based on 49 planning decisions. Shetland overall: 98.4%.
Last updated: March 2026
100.0%
ward approval rate
49
Decisions
49
Approved
0
Refused
98.4%
Shetland average
Scalloway is broadly in line with the Shetland average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Scalloway compares
Scalloway ward
100.0%
Shetland overall
98.4%
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Recent decisions in Scalloway
2025/275/PPF
Proposed new factory building for fish processing including parking facilities. · Mon 20 Oct 2025
2025/175/PPF
To erect new one and a half storey detached domestic garage. · Mon 30 Jun 2025
2025/121/PN
Replace 2no. windows on Hillside Road elevation from timber to PVC, one 4 pane t · Wed 07 May 2025
2025/067/PPF
To erect single storey dwellinghouse with air source heat pump; create new acces · Thu 20 Mar 2025
2025/015/PPF
To erect a 4x5m polycrub (polytunnel) to the South-East of the existing dwelling · Wed 29 Jan 2025
What gets approved near your property?
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Shetland
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 6,267 decisions.