Planning application
Vementry Swarbacks Minn Shetland
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Development of a new fish farm consisting of 10 x 120m-circumference pens and a sea cap feed barge.
As published by the council, reference 2026/003/MAR
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/003/MAR
- Type
- Marine Fish Farm
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant subject to conditions
- Received
- 9 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 10 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 3 Jun 2026
- Parish
- SANDSTING & AITHSTING
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
9 Feb 2026
Received by Shetland Islands
-
10 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
3 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Grant subject to conditions
-
28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
72 documents on file for this application
- EIA REPORT DECISION ADVERT
- SHETLAND TIMES ADVERT
- DELEGATED REPORT OF HANDLING
- APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT
- SCHEDULE OF MITIGATION
- SUPPORTING INFORMATION (INCLUDING PLANS & CHARTS)
- VEMENTRY PDMP
- VMP
- ESCAPE RESPONSE SOP
- WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
- BIOSECURITY PLAN
- BIODIVERSITY STATEMENT
- DECOMMISSIONING PLAN
- CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION PLAN
- SEA LICE MANAGEMENT PLAN
- DECISION NOTICE
- REPRESENTATION - A CROSS
- CONSULTATION RESPONSE - NATURAL HERITAGE OFFICER
- CORRESPONDENCE WITH APPLICANT RE OBJECTIONS
- FISHERIES OBJECTIONS SUPPORTING INFO
- CONSULTATION RESPONSE -MARINE DIRECTORATE
- CONSULTATION RESPONSE - SHETLAND SHELLFISHMANAGEMENT ORGANISATION
- CONSULTATION RESPONSE - SEPA
- CONSULTATION RESPONSE - SHETLAND FISHERMEN'S ASSOCIATION
- REPRESENTATION - S JOHNSON
- REPRESENTATION - J REID
- CONSULTATION RESPONSE - NATURESCOT
- CONSULTATION RESPONSE - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
- CONSULTATION RESPONSE - COMMUNITY COUNCIL DELTING
- ADVERT - EDINBURGH GAZETTE
- CONSULTATION RESPONSE - NLB
- CONSULTATION RESPONSE - ARCHAEOLOGIST
- ADVERT - SHETLAND TIMES
- ADVERT EIA - SHETLAND TIMES
- CONSULTATION RESPONSE - HES
- CONSULTATION RESPONSE - SCOTTISH WATER
- CONSULTATION RESPONSE - FERRY OPERATIONS
- EIA PROCESS & METHODOLOGY
- ASSESSMENT OF ALTERNATIVES
- CONSULTATION AND GAP ANALYSIS
- WATER ENVIRONMENT
- APPLICATION FORM
- NON TECHNICAL SUMMARY
- INTRODUCTION
- LEGISLATION & POLICY
- DEVELOPMENT DESCRIPTION
- BENTHIC ECOLOGY
- MARINE MAMMALS
- FISH ECOLOGY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- SLVIA
- OTHER MARINE USERS
- CULTURAL HERITAGE
- CONCLUSION
- MODELING REPORT
- MARINE MODELLING REPORTS
- ECE MODELLING REPORT
- HD MODELLING REPORT
- PRODUCTION PLAN
- BENTHIC BASELINE SURVEY
- VISUAL BASELINE SURVEY
- FISH HEALTH AND WELFARE MANUAL
- EQUIPMENT ATTESTATIONS
- SLVIA FINAL COPY
- FISH INPUT TO A SITE
- PREPARING AND CHANGING NETS
- BARGE PEN CHECKS
- NET WASHING
- ROUTINE MORT REMOVAL
- MASS MORTALITY
- PROTOCOL FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY
- NON SYNCH RA
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Shetland Islands granted permission on 3 June 2026, 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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