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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided97/00033/FUL
Erect Memorial Cairn
North Tolsta Isle Of Lewis
Received 30 Jan 1997 - Decided97/00034/FUL
Erect House
4A Ardmore Eochar Isle Of South Uist HS8 5QY
Received 31 Jan 1997 - Decided97/00035/FUL
Erect Pumping Station
Borve Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XR
Received 31 Jan 1997 - Decided97/00036/FUL
Erect Chemical Treatment Works
Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 31 Jan 1997 - Decided97/00037/FUL
Erect House
2 South New House Locheynort Isle Of South Uist
Received 6 Feb 1997 - Decided97/00038/FUL
Alter and Extend
Aignish 15 Knockline Bayhead Isle Of North Uist HS6 5DT
Received 7 Feb 1997 - Decided97/00039/OUT
Erect House
12 Branahuie Isle Of Lewis HS2 0BB
Received 5 Feb 1997 - Decided97/00040/FUL
Erect House
Struan Lea 41 Gress Isle Of Lewis HS2 0NB
Received 10 Feb 1997 - Decided97/00041/FUL
Change of use from residential to bunkhouse
Rockview Bunkhouse East Tarbert Isle Of Harris HS3 3DJ
Received 11 Feb 1997 - Decided97/00042/FUL
Extend House
Borve Cottage Borve Isle Of Harris HS3 3HT
Received 11 Feb 1997 - Decided97/00043/FUL
Convert Workshop/Garage to Training Centre
A Maciver & Son Ferry Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2QY
Received 5 Feb 1997 - Decided97/00044/FUL
Alter and Extend Building
Stornoway Shellfish 10 Shell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2BT
Received 14 Feb 1997 - Decided97/00045/FUL
Erect House
Abilene 33A East Street Sandwick Isle Of Lewis HS2 0AL
Received 17 Feb 1997 - Decided97/00046/FUL
Provide Play Area
Outend Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Jan 1997 - Decided97/00047/FUL
Erect Agricultural Building
15 Aird Benbecula Isle Of South Uist HS7 5LT
Received 20 Feb 1997 - Decided97/00048/FUL
Erect House
2 Cluer Isle Of Harris HS3 3EP
Received 20 Feb 1997 - Decided97/00049/FUL
Refurbish Overhead Electrical Line
Overhead Electrical Line To Shawbost/Lundale Callanish Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DY
Received 21 Feb 1997 - Decided97/00050/FUL
Erect House
Liceasto 11 Garenin Carloway Isle Of Lewis HS2 9AL
Received 21 Feb 1997 - Decided97/00051/FUL
Extend House
42 Garrabost Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0PW
Received 21 Feb 1997 - Decided97/00052/NID
Provide Commercial Development Area
Balivanich Benbecula Isle Of South Uist HS7 5LA
Received 17 Feb 1997 - Decided97/00053/FUL
Site LPG Tank
Ostrom House (Youth Hostel) Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 19 Feb 1997 - Decided97/00054/FUL
Change of Use Store to Animal visitors' Centre
Mac's Stores Bayhead Isle Of North Uist HS6 5DS
Received 6 Feb 1997 - Decided97/00055/FUL
Improve and Extend House
Tannoch Brae 3 Rudha Ban Eriskay Isle Of South Uist HS8 5JJ
Received 24 Feb 1997 - Decided97/00056/FUL
Erect House
18 Garenin Carloway Isle Of Lewis HS2 9AL
Received 25 Feb 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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