Planning application
Scarfataing 12B Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AN
Works: Extension Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
To demolish and rebuild an extension of the existing building on the same footprint
As published by the council, reference 2026/091/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/091/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant subject to conditions
- Received
- 4 May 2026
- Validated
- 4 May 2026
- Decided
- 12 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Lerwick
- Parish
- LERWICK
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ZE1 0AN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Shetland Islands register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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2025/132/DCON Granted
Scarfataing 12B Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AN
Application for consent, agreement or approval required by planning Condition: 04 (Waste Materials) of planning application 2023/084/PPF.
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2025/132/NMV Granted
Scarfataing 12B Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AN
Non-Material Variation to vary permission 2025/132/PPF - To demolish and rebuild existing extension on west elevation.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 May 2026
Received by Shetland Islands
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12 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Grant subject to conditions
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
- A LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN
- DECISION NOTICE
- DELEGATED REPORT OF HANDLING
- CONSULTATION RESPONSE - HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND
- ADVERT - EDINBURGH GAZETTE
- ADVERT - SHETLAND TIMES
- ENGINEERS REPORT
- JUSTIFICATION OF WORKS
- APPLICATION PDF
- PHOTO OF DOOR
- PHOTO SHOWING EXISTING EXTENSION - DOOR
- PHOTO SHOWING EXISTING EXTENSION - WINDOWS
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Shetland Islands granted permission on 12 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.
About heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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