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 2025/210/PPF
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/210/PPF
- Type
- Planning Permission Full
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- 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 3 applications since 2025: 2 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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2025/209/LBC 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.
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
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
10 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 documents on file for this application
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATION
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION
- EXISTING SIDE ELEVATION
- LOCATION PLAN
- SITE PLAN
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN WITH DOWNTAKINGS
- EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN WITH DOWNTAKINGS
- EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION WITH DOWNTAKINGS
- EXISTING SIDE ELEVATION WITH DOWNTAKINGS
- DECISION NOTICE
- DELEGATED REPORT OF HANDLING
- REPRESENTATION - THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND
- ADVERT SHETLAND TIMES
- DRAIN/FLOOD COMMENTS
- LOCATION PLAN
- SITE PLAN
- APPLICATION FORM - REVISED INFORMATION
- STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS REPORT - 1 OF 2
- STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS REPORT - 2 OF 2
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- APPLICATION FORM
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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.
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