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Gutcher Quarry Sellafirth Yell Shetland

Awaiting decision Shetland Islands 2023/204/DCON5 Discharge Condition

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Proposal

Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 3 (Decommissioning, restoration and aftercare) of planning application 2023/204/MIN

As published by the council, reference 2023/204/DCON5

Application record

Reference
2023/204/DCON5
Type
Discharge Condition
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Ward
Yell
Parish
YELL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Shetland Islands register

This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2023/204/DCON4 Awaiting decision

    Gutcher Quarry Sellafirth Yell Shetland

    Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning condition 4 (Biodiversity) of planning application 2023/204/MIN

    Submitted 6 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • 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

    Decided 15 Sep 2026
  • 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

    Submitted 18 Jun 2026 Other
  • 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.

    Decided 14 Nov 2025 Other

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Jun 2026

    Received by Shetland Islands

  2. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 19 August 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.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 2023/204/DCON3 (Pending Consideration)

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Mott Macdonald Ltd Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 1976 · London

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Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

  • CONSULTATION RESPONSE - SIC DRAINAGE Consultee Comment · 16 Jul 2026
  • CONDITION 3 - QUARRY EXTENSION PROPOSAL Drawing · 24 Jun 2026
  • CONDITION 3 - RESTORATION SITE SECTIONS Drawing · 24 Jun 2026

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What 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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    Received 21 Jul, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Conditions
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    Received 23 Jul, published by the council 28 Jul 2026 Conditions
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    Received 12 Aug, published by the council 13 Aug 2026 Conditions