Pre-application consultation

Lerwick Port Authority is to seek planning permission to create almost six hectares of lay-down area for industrial use at Rova Head, Lerwick.

The proposed lay-down area will support industrial projects, particularly those associated with nearby Greenhead and Dales Voe quays.   The area was included in a call for proposed development sites submitted to Shetland Islands Council for their review of the local development plan and is in keeping with the Port Authority’s aim of heavy industry being located in this part of its estate.

The site will be developed in stages to suit demand and will be created by levelling the higher ground within the site and importing infill from nearby port land where required.   Access onto the lay-down areas will be created from adjacent public roads and adequate drainage of the site will be provided, including picking up existing water courses through the area.

A plan of the proposed development, together with photographic images before-and-after development, are available to dowload using the links below.  Comments are invited on the proposals before 21 March 2012 as part of a pre-application consultation process prior to seeking planning permission.

Comments should be addressed to info@lerwick-harbour.co.uk before the date shown above.

Download: Aerial image of existing development site area [PDF Format: 226KB]

Download: Digital impression of proposed development area [PDF Format: 213KB]

Download: Location Plan [PDF Format: 252KB]

Download: Site Plan No.1 [PDF Format: 339KB]

Download: Site Plan No. 2 [PDF Format: 256KB]