Planning application
81 Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AD
Works: Extension Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of roof and first floor of existing extension and construction of new mono-pitch roof to extension. Repair and reinstatement of existing damaged blockwork and external finishes.
As published by the council, reference 2025/209/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/209/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant subject to conditions
- Received
- 13 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 15 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 6 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Lerwick
- Parish
- LERWICK
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ZE1 0AD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Shetland Islands register
This site has had 5 applications since 2023: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/122/LBC Decided
81 Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AD
Proposed replacement of the existing ATM located on the east facade of Queens Lane with a new ATM within the existing aperture
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2025/210/PPF Granted
81 Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AD
Demolition of roof and first floor of existing extension and construction of new mono-pitch roof to extension. Repair and reinstatement of existing damaged blockwork and external finishes.
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2023/083/LBC Granted
81 Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AD
Removal of old signage and installation of new RBS signage
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2023/082/ADV Granted
81 Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AD
Removal of old signage and installation of new RBS signage
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Aug 2025
Received by Shetland Islands
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15 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Grant subject to conditions
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 2025/210/PPF (Decided)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
McLennan Architects Agent, an architecture practice registered in Southampton
Dissolved · incorporated 2002 · Southampton
12 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION
- EXISTING SIDE EXTENSION
- LOCATION PAN
- SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATION
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN WITH DOWNTAKINGS
- EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN WITH DOWNTAKINGS
- EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION WITH DOWNTAKINGS
- EXISTING SIDE EXTENSION WITH DOWNTAKINGS
- LISTED BUILDING CONSENT
- DELEGATED REPORT OF HANDLING
- HES - COMMENTS
- COPY OF SITE NOTICE
- COPY ADVERT EG
- ADVERT SHETLAND TIMES
- APPLICATION FORM - REVISED INFO
- STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS REPORT - 1 OF 2
- STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS REPORT - 2 OF 2
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- APPLICATION PDF
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Shetland Islands granted permission on 6 November 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 heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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81 Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AD
Demolition of roof and first floor of existing extension and construction of new mono-pitch roof to extension. Repair and reinstatement of existing damaged blockwork and external finishes.
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