Planning application
Scottish Fire And Rescue Service Training Centre Sumburgh Airport Virkie Shetland Islands ZE3 9JP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Replacement of the existing 2-storey training cabin and installation of an additional welfare unit and airing cage and external waiting shelter.
As published by the council, reference 2025/309/PPF
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/309/PPF
- Type
- Planning Permission Full
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 16 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 13 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Dunrossness
- Parish
- DUNROSSNESS
- Postcode
- ZE3 9JP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Dec 2025
Received by Shetland Islands
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13 Feb 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 10 April 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 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
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AtkinsRealis Limited Agent
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
29 documents on file for this application
- ROADS - COMMENTS RECONSULTATION
- EMAIL FROM AGENT
- AGREEMENT
- FLOOD DRAINAGE - COMMENTS
- DRAINAGE PLAN
- AGENT RESPONSE TO OFFICER COMMENTS
- ROADS TRAFFIC - COMMENTS
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - COMMENTS
- SCOTTISH WATER - COMMENTS
- CC DUNROSSNESS - COMMENTS
- ADVERT - SHETLAND TIMES
- SAFEGUARDING - COMMENTS
- DRAIN/FLOOD - COMMENTS
- AIRING CAGE AND WAITING SHELTER
- CABIN LAYOUT
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- WELFARE ELEVATIONS
- WELFARE LAYOUT
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES DESIGN INTENT LAYOUTS
- ELECTRICAL SERVICES DESIGN INTENT 1 OF 2
- ELECTRIC SERVICES DESIGN INTENT 2 OF 2
- DISTRIBUTION BOARD SCHEDULE
- LUMINARE SCHEDULE
- PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION
- DRAINAGE PLAN
- DRAINAGE DETAILS
- A LOCATION PLAN
- APPLICATION PDF
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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 full applications in a median of 74 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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