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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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
- Decided97/00323/FUL
Conversion and Extension of Buildings to form Offices
WIE UNIT 1 James Square James St Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2QN
Received 22 Sept 1997 - Decided97/00324/FUL
Erect House and Garage
Portrona 27B Aignish Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0PB
Received 26 Sept 1997 - Decided97/00325/FUL
Extension to Cottage
Cottage 1 Eishken Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9LQ
Received 29 Sept 1997 - Decided97/00326/FUL
Storage and bait box
Land Adjacent Pier West Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 29 Sept 1997 - Decided97/00327/LBC
partial demolition
Lews Castle College(Refectory) Castle Grounds Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS2 0XR
Received 29 Sept 1997 - Decided97/00328/FUL
Permanent structure to enclose caravan home
11 Glen Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5UQ
Received 30 Sept 1997 - Decided97/00329/COU
Convert existing garage
27 Liniclate Benbecula Isle Of South Uist HS7 5PY
Received 29 Sept 1997 - Decided97/00330/FUL
Erect Rural Development Building
Rural Development Training Kitchen)Building Castle Grounds Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS2 0XR
Received 29 Sept 1997 - Decided97/00331/FUL
Extension and Redevelopment
Lews Castle College(Refectory) Castle Grounds Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS2 0XR
Received 29 Sept 1997 - Decided97/00332/FUL
Provide Play Area
Leverburgh Isle Of Harris HS5 3TS
Received 28 Jul 1997 - Decided97/00333/FUL
Change of Use Implement Shed to Loomshed
11 Fivepenny Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0XG
Received 1 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00336/FUL
Carding and Spinning of Wool Unit
Cruickshanks Parkend Industrial Estate Parkend Isle Of Lewis HS2 0AG
Received 1 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00337/OUT
Erect House
Sunndach Milking Hill Tong Isle Of Lewis HS2 0HU
Received 2 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00338/FUL
Erect dwellinghouse
10A Uachdar Benbecula Isle Of South Uist HS7 5LY
Received 6 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00339/FUL
Erect House
15 Vatisker Back Isle Of Lewis HS2 0JS
Received 2 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00340/FUL
Extension to House
23 Parkend Sandwick Isle Of Lewis HS2 0AU
Received 7 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00341/FUL
Temporary Storage of rubble rock for breakwater
Opposite Craigstore Strond Road Leverburgh Isle Of Harris HS5 3UD
Received 7 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00342/FUL
Change of Use: Offices to Residential
91 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DG
Received 25 Sept 1997 - Decided97/00343/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building
Port A Bhata 3 Maraig Isle Of Harris HS3 3AG
Received 8 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00345/FUL
Extension to workshop
Gael Force Marine Ltd Island Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2BS
Received 8 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00346/FUL
Provide Access onto A866
6 Newlands Shulishader Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0PT
Received 9 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00347/FUL
Erect House
22A Newmarket Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DZ
Received 9 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00348/FUL
Erect Garage
35 Coll Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LP
Received 14 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00349/FUL
Alteration and Extend
Community Centre Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9NS
Received 14 Oct 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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