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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided97/00350/FUL
Alteration of Workshop to Self Contained Accommodation
Weaving Shed 12 Builnacraig Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RY
Received 14 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00351/FUL
Improve House
5 Tobson Bernera Isle Of Lewis HS2 9NA
Received 15 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00352/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building
5 Holm Isle Of Lewis HS2 0AZ
Received 15 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00353/FUL
Extend and Re-Roof Building
Lava's Garage Bennadrove Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DF
Received 15 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00354/LBC
Alteration and Extension
Lighthouse Butt Of Lewis Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0XH
Received 16 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00355/FUL
Site portacabin
Portable Unit 4 Braighe Road Branahuie Isle Of Lewis HS2 0BQ
Received 16 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00356/FUL
Construct magazine & detonator store at Screvin, Newton, North Uist
Newton Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 17 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00357/FUL
Alter and Extend
Home Improvement Centre 20 Bells Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RA
Received 21 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00358/FUL
Installation of Window Shutters
Bayhead Gift House 35 Bayhead Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DX
Received 21 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00359/FUL
Single Detached block of 4 flats
Battery Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RP
Received 20 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00363/FUL
Conservatory extension to guesthouse
1 Lochcarnan Isle Of South Uist HS8 5DP
Received 24 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00364/FUL
Retain fire station
Fire Station Horve Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XE
Received 24 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00365/FUL
Alter House
40 Upper Coll Coll Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LT
Received 24 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00366/DEMCON
Demolish House
52B Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9PT
Received 27 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00367/OUT
Erect House
The Rowans 1B Sand Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2UE
Received 30 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00368/FUL
Extend House
1&2 Bayhead Finsbay Isle Of Harris HS3 3JD
Received 30 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00369/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Shed
Agricultural Building 6 Peninerine Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SF
Received 31 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00370/FUL
Erection of dwelling
3 West Kilbride Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TT
Received 31 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00371/FUL
Form Dog Compound
2B Upper Shader Isle Of Lewis HS2 0RQ
Received 3 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00372/FUL
Extend House/Alter Roof
45 South Bragar Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DD
Received 3 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00373/OUT
Erect House
23 Upper Coll Coll Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LS
Received 3 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00374/FUL
Change of Use to waste transfer station
Unit 8 Mossend Industrial Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2ST
Received 5 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00375/C2184
Proposed conversion of disused custodians house to sales point
Blackhouse Arnol Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DB
Received 27 Oct 1997 - Decided97/00377/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building
42A Coll Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LP
Received 6 Nov 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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