Scottish Fire And Rescue Service Training Centre Sumburgh Airport Virkie Shetland Islands ZE3 9JP
Proposal
Replacement of the existing 2-storey training cabin and installation of an additional welfare unit and airing cage and external waiting shelter.
- Received
- 16 December 2025
- Decision due
- 13 April 2026
- Public comments
- 7
- Council
- Shetland Islands Council
- Ward
- Dunrossness
- ReceivedReceived16 Dec
- ValidatedValidated13 Feb
- Consult.Consultation1 Sep
- TargetTarget Date13 Apr
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application at Scottish Fire And Rescue Service Training Centre Sumburgh Airport Virkie Shetland Islands ZE3 9JP. Shetlands has handled 480 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 16 December 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 12 applications across Dunrossness. We hold 2 applications in total for the ZE3 postcode area.
99% of full applications at Shetland Islands Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 5 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- ZE3 9JP
- Application type
- Planning Permission Full
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- DUNROSSNESS
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 13 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 1 September 2026
- Consultation start
- 18 August 2026
- Consultation end
- 1 September 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 12 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 5 March 2026
- Last date for comments
- 1 September 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- AtkinsRéalis
- Agent address
- Marischal Square 1 Marischal Square Broad Street Aberdeen AB10 1BL
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 59 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 19 February 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 5 March 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 29
- Constraints
- 8
Site constraints
Source: Shetlands
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