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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Scotland · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Na h-Eileanan Siar. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Dec 1993 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
17 Kirkibost Bernera Isle Of Lewis HS2 9LX
Received 6 Sept 2002Balivanich Benbecula Isle Of South Uist HS7 5LS
Received 6 Sept 2002Lochcarnan Isle Of South Uist HS8 5NX
Received 9 Sept 200218 Kirkibost Bernera Isle Of Lewis HS2 9LX
Received 9 Sept 200222 Gravir Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9QX
Received 10 Sept 200213 Strond Isle Of Harris HS3 3UD
Received 12 Sept 2002Church Of Scotland Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9NS
Received 12 Sept 2002Bridgend Creagorry Benbecula Isle Of South Uist HS7 5PG
Received 12 Sept 2002Shulishader Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0PU
Received 12 Sept 2002East Tarbert Isle Of Harris HS3 3DJ
Received 12 Sept 2002Skigersta Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0TX
Received 13 Sept 200256 Garrabost Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0PF
Received 16 Sept 2002Market Stance Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 17 Sept 2002Sandwick Hill Sandwick Isle Of Lewis HS2 0AG
Received 23 Sept 2002Church Of Scotland Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9NS
Received 23 Sept 20022 Kildonan Isle Of South Uist HS8 5RZ
Received 25 Sept 2002Caravan Ocean View 410 Smerclate Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TU
Received 26 Sept 20025 Crowlista Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9JF
Received 26 Sept 200215 Upper Aird Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0EU
Received 26 Sept 2002Pentland Road Isle Of Lewis
Received 30 Sept 200239C Newmarket Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DT
Received 1 Nov 20025 Perceval Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2UG
Received 1 Nov 2002Ardhasaig Isle Of Harris HS3 3AJ
Received 6 Nov 2002Failte 421 North Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TH
Received 6 Nov 2002Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Na h-Eileanan Siar, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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