Gott Farm resubmission proposes contractor storage and eight containers

What is proposed

A planning application at Site Adjacent To Gott Farm, GOTT would broaden the use of the site beyond agriculture to include contractor storage of plant and machinery. The proposal also refers to management from a portable office.

The physical changes listed in the application are an extension of hardstanding, four containers on the Nissan hut yard, four containers on the new hardstanding and a 2.5m-high wooden fence. That is eight containers in total, alongside the change in use.

Application 2026/198/PPF was received on 17 September 2026, validated on 18 September and is still recorded as Pending Consideration. There is no planning decision in the current record.

The drainage question

A Shetland council drainage consultation says the proposal is a resubmission of 22024/257/PPF. It says no drainage is shown for the new hardstanding and access track. Because those areas create new hard surfaces, the engineer says SuDS drainage is required; managed sheet flow across grassland could be suitable if existing and proposed levels allow it, with other SuDS devices also possible.

The consultation says the drainage proposals should be confirmed. It also says there do not appear to be site-specific surface-water issues at the site.

What is not yet established

The current source record does not provide a reviewed application form, a decision, operating hours, traffic information or the applicant's case for the wider use. The consultation email calls the location Tingwall, while the application record names the site beside Gott Farm in GOTT. The full plans and earlier reference should be checked before drawing conclusions about the site's exact layout or likely impacts.

For now, the record shows a proposal to turn an agricultural site into a mixed agricultural and contractor-storage operation, with new/extended hardstanding and container storage. It remains a live planning proposal, not an approved change.