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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Conservation areas4 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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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
- Decided97/00403/FUL
Alter Building
Police Station Tarbert Isle Of Harris HS3 3DB
Received 4 Dec 1997 - Decided97/00404/FUL
Provide Fish Farm Shore Base
Adj To 10 Hacklete Bernera Isle Of Lewis HS2 9ND
Received 4 Dec 1997 - Decided97/00405/ADV
Site Advert
Boots The Chemist 4 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DA
Received 28 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00406/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building
25 Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9PN
Received 25 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00407/ADV
Site Advert
Western Isles Womens Aid 53A Bayhead Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DZ
Received 4 Dec 1997 - Decided97/00408/FUL
Instal Play Equipment
Western Isles Womens Aid 53A Bayhead Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DZ
Received 4 Dec 1997 - Decided97/00409/FUL
Extend House
28 North Street Sandwick Isle Of Lewis HS2 0AD
Received 8 Dec 1997 - Decided97/00410/ADV
Display sign
Community Workshop Stoneybridge Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 8 Dec 1997 - Decided97/00412/FUL
Install play area
Play Area Dunskellar Sollas Isle Of North Uist HS6 5BS
Received 12 Dec 1997 - Decided97/00413/COU
Change of Use from garage to Fire Auxiliary Unit
Office & Store Berneray Isle Of North Uist HS6 5BD
Received 12 Dec 1997 - Decided97/00414/FUL
Erect House
23 Habost Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0TG
Received 8 Dec 1997 - Decided97/00415/FUL
Erect House
Creed Gate Cottage Marybank Isle Of Lewis HS1 9JN
Received 9 Dec 1997 - Decided97/00416/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building
7 Reef Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9HU
Received 9 Dec 1997 - Decided97/00417/FUL
Erect House
Ceol Na Mara 50 Gress Isle Of Lewis HS2 0NB
Received 15 Dec 1997 - Decided97/00418/FUL
Erect House
191 Snishival Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SG
Received 17 Dec 1997 - Decided97/00419/OHL
Overhead Electrical Line
Tarbert Isle Of Harris HS3 3HJ
Received 11 Dec 1997 - Decided97/00422/NPD
Erect Steel Tower, office and storage portacabins
Steel Tower West Gerinish Isle Of South Uist HS8 5RW
Received 22 Dec 1997 - Decided97/00423/LBC
Extend Museum & Art Centre
Taigh Chearsabhaigh Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist HS6 5AA
Received 22 Dec 1997 - Decided97/00424/FUL
Extend Museum & Art Centre
Taigh Chearsabhaigh Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist HS6 5AA
Received 22 Dec 1997 - Decided97/00425/FUL
Erect dwelling
'Aros' 8/13 Baleshare Isle Of North Uist HS6 5HG
Received 22 Dec 1997 - Decided97/00426/FUL
Erect dwelling
20 Torlum Benbecula Isle Of South Uist HS7 5PP
Received 23 Dec 1997 - Decided97/00427/NID
Instal CCTV
Stornoway Primary School Jamieson Drive Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2LE
Received 24 Dec 1997 - Decided97/00428/NID
Instal CCTV
The Nicolson Institute 4 Springfield Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2PZ
Received 24 Dec 1997 - Decided97/00429/FUL
Erect House
5A Arnol Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DB
Received 24 Dec 1997
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start 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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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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