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Mavine Cottage Lower Sound Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0RL

2026/043/PPFPlanning Permission FullApproved
Full

Approved on 27 May 2026

Council decision: Grant subject to conditions10 conditions

Proposal

Proposed demolition of Mavine cottage and erection of new-build replacement 3-bedroom house on site.

Received
24 February 2026
Public comments
4
Ward
Lerwick
Agent
Alan McKay Architect
  1. Received24 Feb
  2. Validated24 Feb
  3. Consult.12 Mar
  4. Target24 Apr
  5. Decided27 May

Decided in 92 days (council typically 35)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Mavine Cottage Lower Sound Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0RL. Shetlands has handled 480 applications of this type. This one was decided in 92 days, 8 weeks longer than Shetlands's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Lerwick. We hold 85 applications in total for the ZE1 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
ZE1 0RL
Application type
Planning Permission Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
LERWICK

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 February 2026
Consultation expiry
19 March 2026
Consultation start
26 February 2026
Consultation end
12 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
26 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
19 March 2026
Last date for comments
19 March 2026
Target decision date
24 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Alan McKay Architect
Agent address
Izgrev Sea Road Lower Sound Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0RN

Planning decision

Case officer
Olivia Wardle
Statutory period
59 days

Publicity

Last advertised
5 March 2026
Advertisement expiry
19 March 2026

Additional information

Documents
14
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Shetlands

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