Planning application
Land At Baltasound Airfield Unst Shetland
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
- Granted As published: 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
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30 Aug 2021
Received by Shetland Islands
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14 Sep 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Grant subject to conditions
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Farningham Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Edinburgh
Active · incorporated 2013 · Edinburgh
25 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 94% granted
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See their track recordShetland Space Centre Limited Applicant, registered in Grantown-On-Spey
Active · incorporated 2017 · Grantown-On-Spey
2 applications on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
37 documents on file for this application
- SOLAR PANEL FOUNDATION DRAWING
- SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE PROPOSALS
- LOCATION PLAN
- SITE PLAN
- REC SOLAR PANEL DATASHEET REV B
- OUTDOOR RACK GROUND INTERFACE ENUX33U DRAWING 08 09 2021
- ANTENNA GAIA 100 3_7M DRAWING
- DECISION NOTICE
- DELEGATED REPORT OF HANDLING
- E-MAIL FROM AGENT
- PHOTO OF SITE
- PHOTOS OF SITE
- PHOTOS OF SITE
- PHOTOS OF SITE
- PHOTOS OF SITE
- PHOTOS OF SITE
- PHOTOS OF SITE
- PHOTOS OF SITE
- PHOTOS OF SITE
- PHOTOS OF SITE
- PHOTOS OF SITE
- FURTHER INFORMATION REQUEST
- CONSULTATION RESPONSE - NHO
- AMENDED NOTIFICATION DIRECTION FROM SCOTTISH MINISTERS
- COVER EMAIL WITH AMENDED NOTIFICATION DIRECTION FROM SCOTTISH MINISTERS
- SCOTTISH MINISTERS DIRECTION 5.3.2021
- NATURESCOT CONSULTATION RESPONSE
- NATURESCOT CONSULTATION RESPONSE EMAIL
- EMAIL FROM SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT WITH NOTIFICATION DIRECTION - 30.9.2021 11.39
- SCOTTISH MINISTERS NOTIFICATION DIRECTION
- ACK TO SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT OF NOTIFICATION DIRECTION
- SHETLAND TIMES ADVERT
- CONSULTATION COMMENT FROM SCOTTISH GOV.
- ACK. OF RECEIPT OF NOTIFICATION TO SCOTTISH MINISTERS - 22.9.2021 08.58
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICE CONSULTATION RESPONSE
- NOTIFICATION TO SCOTTISH MINISTERS - 20.9.2021 10.47
- APPLICATION FORM
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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