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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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
- Decided96/00384/NID
Provide Parking Facilities
Blackhouse Arnol Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DB
Received 10 Oct 1996 - Decided96/00385/FUL
Paint Exterior of Building
Whalers Rest 19 Francis Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2NB
Received 10 Oct 1996 - Decided96/00386/FUL
Improve and Extend House
6 Airidhbhruach Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9LE
Received 10 Oct 1996 - Decided96/00387/FUL
Extend House/Provide Dormer
Sandview House 6 Scaristavore Isle Of Harris HS3 3HX
Received 11 Oct 1996 - Decided96/00388/NID
Extend Building
Lews Castle School Ripley Place Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2LP
Received 11 Oct 1996 - Decided96/00389/FUL
Site LPG Tank
Suil Na Mara Claddach Kirkibost Isle Of North Uist HS6 5EP
Received 11 Oct 1996 - Decided96/00390/FUL
Site LPG Tank
291 Daliburgh Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SS
Received 14 Oct 1996 - Decided96/00391/FUL
Provide Rooflights
38 Nicolson Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2NY
Received 9 Oct 1996 - Decided96/00392/FUL
Extend House
34 Coll Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LR
Received 15 Oct 1996 - Decided96/00393/FUL
Provide Metal Storage & Recycling Facility
Metal Storage / Recycling Facility Bennadrove Isle Of Lewis HS2 0SD
Received 22 Oct 1996 - Decided96/00395/FUL
Demolish House/Erect Cafe and Waiting Room
Anchorage Restaurant Leverburgh Isle Of Harris HS5 3UB
Received 25 Oct 1996 - Decided96/00396/FUL
Erect House
20 Coll Isle Of Lewis HS2 0JR
Received 23 Oct 1996 - Decided96/00397/FUL
Improve House
35 Tolstachaolais Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DW
Received 24 Oct 1996 - Decided96/00398/FUL
Alter and Extend Building
Doune Braes Hotel Doune Carloway Isle Of Lewis HS2 9AA
Received 24 Oct 1996 - Decided96/00399/ADV
Display signboard
Urras Studio Drama Gaidhlig 54 Seaforth Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2SD
Received 25 Oct 1996 - Decided96/00400/FUL
Erect House
93A Newmarket Isle Of Lewis HS2 0EA
Received 24 Oct 1996 - Decided96/00401/NID
Provide Access Ramp
Town Hall Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DB
Received 24 Oct 1996 - Decided96/00403/FUL
Erect House
28 South Dell Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0SP
Received 21 Oct 1996 - Decided96/00404/NID
Provide Public Toilets
Cal-Mac Offices Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XD
Received 30 Oct 1996 - Decided96/00405/FUL
Site 2 Portacabins and Diesel Generator (Renewal)
Lionel Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0XB
Received 30 Oct 1996 - Decided96/00406/FUL
Site Fish Cages
Loch Sandavat (Fish Cages) Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 30 Oct 1996 - Decided96/00407/FUL
Renovate building to form bunk house
Taigh Mo Sheanair 5 Claddach Illeray Isle Of North Uist HS5 5ES
Received 31 Oct 1996 - Decided96/00408/FUL
Extend House
11 Kyles Scalpay Isle Of Harris HS3 3BS
Received 1 Nov 1996 - Decided96/00409/FUL
Improve House
Unit P1 Ocean View Aird Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9JA
Received 29 Oct 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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