Planning application
Gutcher Quarry Sellafirth Yell Shetland
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Proposal
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 4 (Biodiversity) of planning application 2023/204/MIN
As published by the council, reference 2023/204/DCON4
Application record
- Reference
- 2023/204/DCON4
- Type
- Discharge Condition
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 6 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 7 Jul 2026
Site history
Applications at this address on the Shetland Islands register
This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2023/204/DCON5 Awaiting decision
Gutcher Quarry Sellafirth Yell Shetland
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 3 (Decommissioning, restoration and aftercare) of planning application 2023/204/MIN
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2023/204/DCON2 Granted
Gutcher Quarry Sellafirth Yell Shetland
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 6 (Control & Mitigation Dust) of planning application 2023/204/MIN
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2023/204/DCON3 Awaiting decision
Gutcher Quarry Sellafirth Yell Shetland
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 7 (Noise & Vibration Management) of planning application 2023/204/MIN
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2023/204/NMV Granted
Gutcher Quarry Sellafirth Yell Shetland
Non-material variation to vary condition 9 of planning permission 2023/204/MIN - To change materials of first 10m of track from edge of public road to be surfaced with concrete rather than bitmac.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jul 2026
Received by Shetland Islands
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7 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Shetland Islands took a median of 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
- NHO - COMMENTS
- BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENT SCHEME
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Shetland Islands for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Shetland Islands decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 29 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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