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Land At Baltasound Airfield Unst Shetland

Granted Shetland Islands 2021/268/PPF Planning Permission Full

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Siting and installation of two satellite antennae, two banks of solar panels and associated equipment compounds (part retrospective)

As published by the council, reference 2021/268/PPF

Application record

Reference
2021/268/PPF
Type
Planning Permission Full
Status
Decided
Decision
Grant subject to conditions
Received
30 Aug 2021
Validated
14 Sep 2021
Decided
2 Oct 2025
Parish
UNST
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Aug 2021

    Received by Shetland Islands

  2. 14 Sep 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Grant subject to conditions

  4. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Edinburgh

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

37 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Shetland Islands granted permission on 2 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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