Bluemull Sound, Cullivoe Data via plota.co.uk

2026/009/WL - Works Licence Approved

Proposal

To continue deployment of an existing tidal array & associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jul 2026
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Validated
30 Jul 2026
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Consultation
30 Jul 2026
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Approved
21 Oct 2026

Approved on 21 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Special protection area about 79 m away: Bluemull and Colgrave Sounds
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; SSSI about 463 m away: Ness of Cullivoe.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Works Licence
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Oct 2026
Decision
Grant subject to conditions
Decision date
21 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decided in 83 days from validation, 15 days slower than Shetlands's median of 68 for full applications. Approved, as 99% of full applications here are.

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Public comments

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Last counted 22 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
30 Jul 2026
Comments by
27 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
30 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No