Planning application
Lee Of Burrafirth, Aith Voe
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for prior notification under classes 21A, 21B, 21C and 21G of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 (as amended): To modify an existing fish farm by replacing 10 x 90m-circumference cages with 8 x 100m-circumference cages, to replace existing barge in same location, to change top net system to pole-supported top nets and to change moorings
As published by the council, reference 2026/013/MPN
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/013/MPN
- Status
- Unknown
- Received
- 11 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2026
Site history
Applications at this address on the Shetland Islands register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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2026/013/PAM Awaiting decision
Lee Of Burrafirth, Aith Voe
Application for prior notification under classes 21A, 21B, 21C and 21G of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 (as amended): To modify an existing fish farm by replacing 10 x 90m-circumference cages with 8 x 100m-circumference cages, to replace existing barge in same location, to change top net system to pole-supported top nets and to change moorings
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2026
Received by Shetland Islands
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12 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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16 Sep 2026
Status changed to Unknown
Previously Pending Consideration.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 October 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 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
- CONSULTATION RESPONSE - SEPA
- CONSULTATION RESPONSE - SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT MARINE DIRECTORATE
- APPLICATION FORM
- EXISTING SITE MAP
- PROPOSED LAYOUT
- PROPOSED EQUIPMENT
- SITE PLAN
- COORDINATES
- PREDATOR AND MITIGATION PLAN
Trade members open them from here.
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's median decision took 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Shetland Islands's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.