Former Raf Site Games Court Haroldswick Unst Shetland ZE2 9TJ Data via plota.co.uk

2026/161/PPF - Planning Permission Full Pending Consideration

Proposal

Two storey Mission Control Centre building (Class 4) , 5 associated support buildings comprising: a security use cabin; toilet block; back up ground station x 2; and Range Control, and infrastructure including security perimeter fencing and gates, storage slab and new private foul sewer. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Aug 2026
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Validated
14 Sept 2026
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Consultation
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 6 Nov 2026 and 14 Nov 2026, from Shetlands's recent full applications.

Comments are open until 8 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 2

Also on the record
SSSI 234 m away: Norwick Meadows; Radon affected area, class 4.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
Planning Permission Full
Postcode
ZE2 9TJ
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Unst
Parish
UNST
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Nov 2026
Agent
Farningham Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. Shetlands usually decides full applications by day 58.

Day 2533 days to the predicted decision (day 58)
49%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
88decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100761989-001
Consultation
15 Sept 2026
Comments by
8 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
24 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No