Lodge & Bird Observatory Fair Isle Shetland ZE2 9JU Data via plota.co.uk

2026/182/PPF - Planning Permission Full Awaiting decision

Proposal

To erect a 12m x 4m polycrub. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
31 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
31 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 31 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 20 Oct 2026, from Shetlands's recent extensions.

The consultation period closed on 17 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 4

Special area of conservation: Fair Isle
2 designations overlap here. A habitats assessment is needed.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI: Fair Isle
Natural England must be consulted on work that may affect it.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Scheduled monument 78 m away: Landberg,fort,South Haven,Fair Isle
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Shetlands
Application type
Planning Permission Full
Postcode
ZE2 9JU
Received
31 Aug 2026
Validated
31 Aug 2026
Ward
Dunrossness
Parish
DUNROSSNESS
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 39 of the 56-day target. Shetlands usually decides extensions by day 50.

Day 3917 days to the 56-day target
68%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
45decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Shetlands in the last twelve months, from validation. Shetlands decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 5 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100766788-001
Consultation
31 Aug 2026
Comments by
17 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
3 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
31 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No