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Swarta Skerry Dury Voe Shetland Islands

Granted Shetland Islands 2022/029/MPN Prior Approval Marine

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

Proposal

Application for prior approval under class 21A, 21B, 21C & 21G of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 (as amended): To modify an existing fish farm by replacing 12 x 100m-circumference cages with 5 x 160m-circumference cages, to change the feed barge and position it in a new position, to change the top net system to pole-supported top nets and to change the deployed moorings locations.

As published by the council, reference 2022/029/MPN

Application record

Reference
2022/029/MPN
Type
Prior Approval Marine
Status
Pending Consideration
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Required- Granted
Received
6 Dec 2022
Validated
14 Dec 2022
Decided
23 Mar 2023
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Shetland Islands register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2023/004/PAM Granted

    Swarta Skerry Dury Voe Shetland Islands

    Application for prior approval under class 21A, 21B & 21C of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 (as amended): To modify an existing fish farm by replacing 12 x 100m-circumference cages with 9 x 120m-circumference cages, to change the feed barge and position it in a new position and to change the top net system to pole-supported top nets.

    Decided 26 Apr 2023 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Dec 2022

    Received by Shetland Islands

  2. 14 Dec 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required- Granted

  4. 5 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

25 documents on file for this application

  • DECISION LETTER- SIGNED Decision · 23 Mar 2023
  • SCREENING OPINION SWARTA SKERRY Other · 23 Mar 2023
  • DELEGATED REPORT OF HANDLING Delegated Report of Handling · 23 Mar 2023
  • AA SWARTA SKERRY Other · 23 Mar 2023
  • MSS - RECONSULTATION COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 07 Feb 2023
  • SEA LICE STRATEGY Supporting Documents · 01 Feb 2023
  • SSF RESPONSE TO MSS CONSULTATION Correspondence · 01 Feb 2023
  • CONSULTATION RESPONSE- SEPA Consultee Comment · 11 Jan 2023
  • CONSULTATION RESPONSE- NATURESCOT Consultee Comment · 06 Jan 2023
  • CONSULTATION RESPONSE- MSS Consultee Comment · 21 Dec 2022
  • PROPOSED0 BARGE ELEVATION Drawing · 13 Dec 2022
  • EXISTING BARGE Drawing · 13 Dec 2022
  • PN APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 13 Dec 2022
  • ADMIRALTY CHART 1:10000 Drawing · 06 Dec 2022
  • LOCATION PLAN 1:25000 Drawing · 06 Dec 2022
  • CAGE & TOP NET ILLUSTRATION Drawing · 06 Dec 2022
  • SITE PLAN A2 Drawing · 06 Dec 2022
  • PROPOSED ELEVATION Drawing · 06 Dec 2022
  • PREDATOR EXCLUSION PLAN Supporting Documents · 06 Dec 2022
  • SUPPORTING INFORMATION Supporting Documents · 06 Dec 2022
  • COORDINATES Other · 06 Dec 2022
  • SEA LICE EFFICACY STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 06 Dec 2022
  • EQUIPMENT ATTESTATION Supporting Documents · 06 Dec 2022
  • FARM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 06 Dec 2022
  • SEA LICE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY Superseded Supporting Documents · 06 Dec 2022

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What this grant of permission means

Shetland Islands granted permission on 23 March 2023, 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Swarta Skerry Dury Voe

    2021/018/MPN Submitted 6 Aug 2021 50 yards away

    Application for Prior Notification under Class 21B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(Scotland) Order 1992 (as amended): To replace an existing feed barge with a feed barge of a different size in the same location as the existing barge

    Granted Prior approval 8 docs
  • Swarta Skerry Dury Voe Shetland Islands

    2023/004/PAM Submitted 2 Mar 2023 50 yards away

    Application for prior approval under class 21A, 21B & 21C of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 (as amended): To modify an existing fish farm by replacing 12 x 100m-circumference cages with 9 x 120m-circumference cages, to change the feed barge and position it in a new position and to change the top net system to pole-supported top nets.

    Granted Prior approval 9 docs

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