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Lerwick office at Reform Lane could become a home

An office at 4B Reform Lane could become a dwelling under a new application. Its plans propose an extension, replacement window and no parking at the town-centre site.

LerwickShetlandhousingplanning
City Scope Shetland29 September 2026 1 min read
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Open the live City Scope application page for documents, council links, tags, insights and status updates for reference 2026/200/PPF.

A town-centre office to home

An application for 4B Reform Lane in Lerwick proposes changing commercial office space to a domestic dwelling, with an extension and replacement window. The September 2026 drawings identify the existing commercial office at first-floor level and mark the ground-floor hairdresser at 4A “to remain.”

Planning document preview for application 2026/200/PPF, at 4B Reform Lane Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0DQ, showing PHOTO SOUTH ELEVATION 4B REFORM LANE
PHOTO SOUTH ELEVATION 4B REFORM LANE - council planning preview for 2026/200/PPF.

What the submitted plans say

The location plan describes the site as a town-centre location. It says no parking is currently available and none is proposed; it also says the building entrances will not change and lists access by the existing steel staircase. The drawing records no proposed change to foul or surface drainage.

Planning document preview for application 2026/200/PPF, at 4B Reform Lane Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0DQ, showing PHOTO EXTERNAL APPROACH 4B REFORM LANE
PHOTO EXTERNAL APPROACH 4B REFORM LANE - council planning preview for 2026/200/PPF.

Status

The Shetland Council application summary matched to 2026/200/PPF lists the portal status as “Unknown.” CityScope’s current dossier contains no decision entry, so the material checked establishes a proposal but no planning outcome.

Planning document preview for application 2026/200/PPF, at 4B Reform Lane Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0DQ, showing A LOCATION PLAN, page 1
Location plan, page 1 - council planning preview for 2026/200/PPF.
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