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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
Na h-Eileanan Siar
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Na h-Eileanan Siar. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates12,173Searchable applications
76Recorded as pending
99%Approval rate · 9,736 approved or refused records
141Refused applications
9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and Building StandardsContact planning Contact Building StandardsLocal plan Planning Policy and GuidancePre-application advice Pre-application Advice
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01851822692Council source
- Planning enquiries01870602425Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
More application records
- Decided03/00312/FUL
Erect Bungalow
39A Newmarket Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DY
Received 25 Jul 2003 - Decided03/00313/FUL
Change of Use from Night Club to Restaurant
Seaforth Hotel James St Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2QN
Received 25 Jul 2003 - Decided03/00316/MIN
Extraction Of Sand
Sand Pit Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QN
Received 28 Jul 2003 - Decided03/00317/FUL
Erection of Tanks for Temporary Storage of Fish Ensiling
Old Chivas Regal Site Lochs Road Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Jul 2003 - Decided03/00322/OUT
Erect House
Eoligarry Isle Of Barra HS9 5YD
Received 31 Jul 2003 - Decided40/00061/FUL
Erection Of Dwellinghouse
Ceallan 32 North Tolsta Isle Of Lewis HS2 0NL
Received 14 Mar 1994 - Decided94/00001/FUL
Change of Use From Medical Practice Premises and One Residential Flat
Surgery 16 Francis Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2AA
Received 23 Dec 1993 - Decided94/00002/FUL
Erect Garage
109 Newmarket Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DU
Received 5 Jan 1994 - Decided94/00003/FUL
Erect House
Corriebreck Laxdale Lane Laxdale Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DR
Received 7 Jan 1994 - Decided94/00004/FUL
Erect House
22A Back Isle Of Lewis HS2 0NA
Received 10 Jan 1994 - Decided94/00006/FUL
Erect House
Tigh Ruaraidh 1 Milking Hill Tong Isle Of Lewis HS2 0HU
Received 12 Jan 1994 - Decided94/00007/FUL
Erect House
4 Ardroil Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9EU
Received 13 Jan 1994 - Decided94/00009/FUL
Form New Access Road to Croft
20 North Street Sandwick Isle Of Lewis HS2 0AD
Received 19 Jan 1994 - Decided94/00010/FUL
Erect House
39 Fivepenny Borve Isle Of Lewis HS2 0RX
Received 20 Jan 1994 - Decided94/00011/FUL
Alteration to School
Offices Old School Achmore Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DU
Received 20 Jan 1994 - Decided94/00012/FUL
Erect House
41B Lower Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QY
Received 19 Jan 1994 - Decided94/00013/FUL
Change of Use from Nurses Home to Childrens Nursery
Little Teddies Nursery Laxdale Court Raven's Lane Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 0DS
Received 24 Jan 1994 - Decided94/00015/FUL
Erect Chalet
Park Guest House 30 James St Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2QN
Received 24 Jan 1994 - Decided94/00017/FUL
Improvements to House
18 Upper Aird Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0EX
Received 25 Jan 1994 - Decided94/00018/FUL
Erect Front Porch
Janitors House 15 Jamieson Drive Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2TE
Received 26 Jan 1994 - Decided94/00020/FUL
Erect House
39 Gress Isle Of Lewis HS2 0NB
Received 28 Jan 1994 - Decided94/00021/ADV
Display Sign
Harris Tweed Shop Tarbert Isle Of Harris HS3 3DJ
Received 28 Jan 1994 - Decided94/00022/COU
Extension To House
17 Arnol Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DB
Received 31 Jan 1994 - Decided94/00022/FUL
Extend House
17 Arnol Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DB
Received 31 Jan 1994
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What these statistics cover
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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