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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided96/00434/FUL
Demolish House/Erect Cafe
Anchorage Restaurant Leverburgh Isle Of Harris HS5 3UB
Received 2 Dec 1996 - Decided96/00435/FUL
Erect Porch
7 Macleod Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2HJ
Received 29 Oct 1996 - Decided96/00436/FUL
Construct Dormer
17 North Street Sandwick Isle Of Lewis HS2 0AD
Received 3 Dec 1996 - Decided96/00438/FUL
Erect Bunkhouse
Laxdale Holiday Park The Bunkhouse 6 Laxdale Lane Laxdale Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DR
Received 4 Dec 1996 - Decided96/00439/FUL
Improve Agricultural Building
Agricultural Building 10 Lower Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QA
Received 6 Dec 1996 - Decided96/00440/FUL
Improve House
33 Upper Aird Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0EX
Received 6 Dec 1996 - Decided96/00441/FUL
Paint East Gable of Building
Old Bank Of Scotland Buildings 14/15 South Beach Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2BE
Received 9 Dec 1996 - Decided96/00442/FUL
Erect House
Willowburn 76A Coll Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LP
Received 10 Dec 1996 - Decided96/00443/FUL
Continued Use of Land as Motorsport Track
Lewis Car Club Lochs Road Isle Of Lewis HS2 9JB
Received 13 Dec 1996 - Decided96/00444/FUL
Deposit Rubble/Landscape Area
15A Marybank Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DD
Received 13 Dec 1996 - Decided96/00445/NID
Provide Cemetery
Gravir Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 11 Dec 1996 - Decided96/00446/ADV
Display Fascia Sign
The Trading Post Ltd Matheson Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2LB
Received 12 Dec 1996 - Decided96/00447/FUL
Extend Building to Provide Loomshed
12 North Bragar Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DA
Received 16 Dec 1996 - Decided96/00448/FUL
Construct Access Track
18 Kyles Scalpay Isle Of Harris HS3 3BS
Received 25 Nov 1996 - Decided96/00449/FUL
Improve and Extend House
23 Upper Carloway Isle Of Lewis HS2 9AG
Received 18 Dec 1996 - Decided96/00450/LBC
Replace Windows
Old Eye Manse Knock Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0BW
Received 19 Dec 1996 - Decided96/00451/FUL
Change of use flat to office accomodation
Western Isles Red Cross 7 Bayhead Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DU
Received 19 Dec 1996 - Decided97/00001/FUL
Alter and Extend HouseImprove and Extend House
Old Croft House 6 Kildonan Isle Of South Uist HS8 5RZ
Received 18 Dec 1996 - Decided97/00002/FUL
Erect House
Ruadhbhruach 2 Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5PG
Received 16 Dec 1996 - Decided97/00003/FUL
Erect Garage
33 Coll Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LR
Received 7 Jan 1997 - Decided97/00004/FUL
Demolish Factory/Alter and Extend House
Suidheachan Northbay Isle Of Barra HS9 5YD
Received 8 Jan 1997 - Decided97/00005/LBC
Demolish Factory/Alter and Extend House
Suidheachan Northbay Isle Of Barra HS9 5YD
Received 8 Jan 1997 - Decided97/00006/FUL
Instal 2 LPG Storage Vessels
Gas Yard Sandwick Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2SL
Received 3 Jan 1997 - Decided97/00007/FUL
Improve House/Form Access
5 Kallin Grimsay Isle Of North Uist HS6 5HY
Received 6 Jan 1997
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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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