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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Conservation areas4 mapped area records
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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
- Decided96/00410/FUL
Erect House
North Bragar Isle Of Lewis
Received 31 Oct 1996 - Decided96/00411/FUL
Change of use from store to rest/recreation area
Eilean Fraoich Camp Site North Shawbost Isle Of Lewis
Received 6 Nov 1996 - Decided96/00412/FUL
Site Mobile Snack Bar
Mobile Snack Bar Otternish Newton Ferry Isle Of North Uist
Received 7 Nov 1996 - Decided96/00413/NID
Erect 3 Chalets
Grianan Centre 51 Westview Terrace Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2LD
Received 8 Nov 1996 - Decided96/00414/OUT
Erect 2 houses
10 Flesherin Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0HE
Received 12 Nov 1996 - Decided96/00415/FUL
Removal of Occupancy Period Condition
Caravan Site (Land) Golden Sands Caravan Site Upper Coll Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LP
Received 12 Nov 1996 - Decided96/00416/FUL
Change of use to hairdressing salon
Silhouette Leverburgh Isle Of Harris HS5 3TS
Received 15 Nov 1996 - Decided96/00417/FUL
Erect thatched house and shed
5 Howmore Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SH
Received 15 Nov 1996 - Decided96/00418/FUL
Site Portacabin and LPG Tank, Erect Store and Add Porch
45 Kentangaval Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XL
Received 15 Nov 1996 - Decided96/00419/FUL
Construct Car Park
St Brendan's Church Craigston Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XS
Received 15 Nov 1996 - Decided96/00420/FUL
Demolish existing erect loomshed
Weaving Shed 1 Kennedy Terrace Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2LG
Received 15 Nov 1996 - Decided96/00421/FUL
Erect House
7A Guershader Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DP
Received 18 Nov 1996 - Decided96/00422/FUL
Erect House
83 Upper Borve Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XR
Received 18 Nov 1996 - Decided96/00423/FUL
Change of Use: Shop to Office
Mosaic 97 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DG
Received 20 Nov 1996 - Decided96/00424/FUL
Erect Garage
56 Garrabost Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0PF
Received 18 Nov 1996 - Decided96/00425/FUL
Erect Shed
35 Plasterfield Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2UX
Received 15 Nov 1996 - Decided96/00426/FUL
Improve and Extend House
8A Skigersta Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0TX
Received 21 Nov 1996 - Decided96/00427/FUL
Erect House
15 Baleshare Isle Of North Uist HS6 5HG
Received 25 Nov 1996 - Decided96/00428/FUL
Erect House
Kyalami 15A Aird Tong Isle Of Lewis HS2 0HT
Received 26 Nov 1996 - Decided96/00429/LBC
Provide Dormer and Rooflight/Internal Alterations
Keepers Cottage Amhuinnsuidhe Isle Of Harris HS3 3AS
Received 26 Nov 1996 - Decided96/00430/FUL
Erect House
36 Newton Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RW
Received 27 Nov 1996 - Decided96/00431/OUT
Erect House
33 Aird Tong Isle Of Lewis HS2 0HT
Received 29 Nov 1996 - Decided96/00432/FUL
Erect House
1A Milton Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5RY
Received 15 Nov 1996 - Decided96/00433/FUL
Extend House and Retain Access onto B892
3 Baile Na Cille Balivanich Benbecula Isle Of South Uist HS7 5ND
Received 26 Nov 1996
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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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