Shetland

Shetland Islands Council is inviting the public to comment on proposals relating to the three conservation areas in the Lerwick Lanes, Lerwick New Town and Scalloway. 

Engineering consulting group COWI has been appointed by Shetland Islands Council to conduct a Feasibility Study and Concept Design (RIBA Stage 2) to explore the potential for an innovative district heating scheme in Brae. The study will assess the feasibility of using renewable energy — such a

A major milestone in the plan for subsea tunnels between the Shetland mainland and Yell and between Yell and Unst has been reached with the commissioning of sonar investigations.

Shetland Islands Council has awarded a contract for core infrastructure works at the Knab Redevelopment site to local contractor Tulloch Developments Limited.   The work, which is expected to get underway early this summer, will include initial bulk earthworks, the installation of new foul and

Shetland Islands Council has awarded the harbour infrastructure contract to progress the £45.4 million project to provide a new ferry for Fair Isle. The Full Business Case for the project, that will see a new ferry built and upgraded harbours at Grutness and in Fair Isle, was approved by counc

Shetland Islands Council has produced advice on enhancing biodiversity to assist developers in line with current national planning policy.

Sumitomo Electric Industries together with consortium partner Van Oord and in collaboration with client SSEN Transmission have signed a Capacity Reservation Agreement (CRA) encompassing the supply and installation of a second 525kV HVDC cable link between Shetland and the Scottish mainland. The sign

Engineering company BAM Nuttall has been fined after a labourer died during the construction of a wind farm on the Shetland Islands.

A £20 million fund will help Orkney and Shetland to sustain and improve inter‑island connectivity.

Shetland Islands Council has agreed unanimously to fund up to £18.6 million towards the cost of a new ferry and related harbour works for the community of Fair Isle. 

The first tenants have moved into one of the new properties at Sandveien on Shetland, marking the return of tenants who were moved out before the rebuild.  Lerwick couple Kyle Duncan and Kitty Horváth, and their two children, have moved into a newly built three-bedroom property. The retu

The Scottish National Investment Bank has made a £730,000 investment in DITT Construction Ltd to support the construction of six high-quality, one-bedroom homes in Lerwick. The homes are being designed for key workers and young professionals who can often struggle to find affordable housing. O

Shetland Islands Council is consulting with harbour users, stakeholders and the community on possible options to redevelop Scalloway Harbour. In September 2023, councillors considered an initial report looking at a number of possible options for the future of the harbour. The harbour currently has e

The Shetland construction industry can now find the latest information on local housing work opportunities on Shetland Islands Council’s website.

The Shetland Islands have been connected to the GB electricity grid for the first time following the completion of what is expected to be the most productive onshore wind farm in the UK along with a 160-mile-long subsea link to take power generated on its island site to the mainland. Featuring