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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided97/00243/FUL
Erect Conservatory
Crois An Rathad Bornish Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SA
Received 24 Jul 1997 - Decided97/00244/NID
Overhead Electrical Line Refurbishment
Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QN
Received 25 Jul 1997 - Decided97/00245/OUT
Erect House
29 Melbost Isle Of Lewis HS2 0BG
Received 15 Jul 1997 - Decided97/00246/FUL
Erect Arts Centre
Louis Carnegie Car Park Kenneth Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DS
Received 25 Jul 1997 - Decided97/00247/OUT
Erect House
3 Kyles Paible Bayhead Isle Of North Uist HS6 5DY
Received 24 Jul 1997 - Decided97/00249/ADV
Site Advertisement
Lochcarnan Isle Of South Uist
Received 29 Jul 1997 - Decided97/00250/FUL
Provide Garden Retail Outlet
Scottish Co-op Superstore Macaulay Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2EZ
Received 29 Jul 1997 - Decided97/00251/FUL
Erect Conservatory
40 Laxay Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9PJ
Received 29 Jul 1997 - Decided97/00252/FUL
Erect Deer Fence
Griminish Sollas Isle Of North Uist
Received 5 Aug 1997 - Decided97/00253/FUL
Erect Agricultural Building
36 Kentangaval Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XL
Received 21 Jul 1997 - Decided97/00254/OUT
9Erect House
45 Kentangaval Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XL
Received 19 Jun 1997 - Decided97/00255/LBC
Part Demolish and alter building
Redundant Lighthouse & Buildings Shillay Monach Islands Isle Of North Uist HS6 5HQ
Received 31 Jul 1997 - Decided97/00256/FUL
Erect Garage
5 Back Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LQ
Received 7 Aug 1997 - Decided97/00257/FUL
Alter and Extend Building
Baltic Bookshop 8 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DA
Received 28 Jul 1997 - Decided97/00258/FUL
Alter and Extend House
11 Skigersta Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0TX
Received 7 Aug 1997 - Decided97/00259/FUL
Demolish outbuildings/alter and extend house
3 Cross Skigersta Road Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0TD
Received 8 Aug 1997 - Decided97/00260/FUL
Erect House
House Rhue Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XD
Received 8 Aug 1997 - Decided97/00261/FUL
Extend House
Druimard 4 Airidh Ard Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2UN
Received 8 Aug 1997 - Decided97/00262/FUL
Change of use former school to self catering unit
Northbay House Loch Na Hobe Balnabodach Northbay Isle Of Barra HS9 5UT
Received 8 Aug 1997 - Decided97/00263/FUL
Extend House
1 Claddach Carinish Isle Of North Uist HS6 5HP
Received 8 Aug 1997 - Decided97/00264/FUL
Extract Rock to construct breakwater
Site Of Rock Extraction Ludaig Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TS
Received 8 Aug 1997 - Decided97/00265/FUL
Erect House
55 Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9NS
Received 11 Aug 1997 - Decided97/00266/FUL
Erect Loomshed
Clach Stein Knockaird Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0XF
Received 12 Aug 1997 - Decided97/00267/FUL
Demolish existing/Erect outdoor activities centre
Scaladale Centre Ardvourlie Isle Of Harris HS3 3AB
Received 14 Aug 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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