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Kia Ora Melby Sandness Shetland ZE2 9PL

2026/018/PPFPlanning Permission FullApproved
Full

Approved on 23 March 2026

Council decision: Grant subject to conditionsDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Proposal

Erection of a single-storey extension, increase in the height of the existing porch and removal of an existing single-storey extension.

Received
30 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Sandness & Walls
Agent
Malcolmson Architects
  1. Received30 Jan
  2. Validated2 Feb
  3. Consult.17 Feb
  4. Target2 Apr
  5. Decided23 Mar

Decided in 49 days (council typically 35)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a porch at Kia Ora Melby Sandness Shetland ZE2 9PL. Shetlands has handled 480 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 2 weeks longer than Shetlands's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 4 applications across Sandness & Walls. We hold 635 applications in total for the ZE2 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
ZE2 9PL
Application type
Planning Permission Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
SANDNESS & WALLS

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 February 2026
Consultation expiry
24 February 2026
Consultation start
3 February 2026
Consultation end
17 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
3 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
24 February 2026
Last date for comments
24 February 2026
Target decision date
2 April 2026
Decision issued
24 March 2026
Permission expires
23 March 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Malcolmson Architects
Architect profile
MALCOLMSON ARCHITECTS LTD
Agent address
Old Bank Building Main Street Scalloway Shetland Scotland ZE1 0TR

Planning decision

Statutory period
59 days

Additional information

Documents
10
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Shetlands

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