Planning application
Mavine Cottage Lower Sound Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0RL
Works: New dwelling Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed demolition of Mavine cottage and erection of new-build replacement 3-bedroom house on site.
As published by the council, reference 2026/043/PPF
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/043/PPF
- Type
- Planning Permission Full
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant subject to conditions
- Received
- 24 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 24 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 26 May 2026
- Ward
- Lerwick
- Parish
- LERWICK
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ZE1 0RL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
24 Feb 2026
Received by Shetland Islands
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26 May 2026
Decision issued: Grant subject to conditions
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28 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Alan McKay Architect Agent, an architecture practice
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17 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- DELEGATED REPORT OF HANDLING
- DECISION NOTICE
- SCOTTISH WATER - COMMENTS
- ROADS - COMMENTS
- OUTDOOR ACCESS - COMMENTS
- DRAIN/FLOOD - COMMENTS
- SITE PLAN AS EXISTING
- FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS OF EXISTING COTTAGE TO BE DEMOLISHED
- APPLICATION PDF
- A LOCATION PLAN
- SITE PLAN AS PROPOSED
- GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- UPPER FLOOR PLAN
- NORTH AND SOUTH ELEVATIONS
- EAST AND WEST ELEVATIONS
- BIODIVERSTY ENHANCEMENT PLAN
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Shetland Islands granted permission on 26 May 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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