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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided97/00378/LBC
Alteration
Post Office 16 Francis Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2AD
Received 6 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00379/NPD
Construct new roof Officers Mess, Balivanich
Officers Quarters RA Range Balivanich Benbecula Isle Of South Uist HS7 5LA
Received 7 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00380/FUL
Erect House
12 Gress Isle Of Lewis HS2 0NB
Received 10 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00381/COU
Change of use from domestic shed to pottery workshop
4 Borve Berneray Isle Of North Uist HS6 5BJ
Received 10 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00382/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building
2 North Shawbost Isle Of Lewis HS2 9BD
Received 11 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00383/FUL
Extend House
16 Ionad Mhurchaidh Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2YA
Received 13 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00384/FUL
Alter and Change of Use from School to House.
Old School Eochar Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5PD
Received 13 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00385/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building
7 Nunton Benbecula Isle Of South Uist HS7 5LU
Received 14 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00386/FUL
Alter Roof Design
47 Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9NS
Received 14 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00387/FUL
Erect House
9 Scaristavore Isle Of Harris HS3 3HX
Received 17 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00388/FUL
Create Play Area
Opposite 6 Upper Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QX
Received 18 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00389/AGRIC
Erect Poly tunnels
2 Holm Isle Of Lewis HS2 0AZ
Received 18 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00390/FUL
Extend House
19 East Street Sandwick Isle Of Lewis HS2 0AG
Received 18 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00391/FUL
Minor Internal Renovations
Royal British Legion 30 South Beach Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2BN
Received 18 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00393/FUL
Provide Picnic Area
Finsbay Isle Of Harris HS3 3JD
Received 19 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00394/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building
12 Lower Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QR
Received 20 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00395/LBC
Formation of new access by part demolition of boundary wall
Dornoch House 6 Goathill Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2NJ
Received 18 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00396/FUL
Retain Temporary Building
Mormon Church 14 Tong Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00397/FUL
Extend Houses
Bellevue 4 Goathill Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2NJ
Received 24 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00398/FUL
Erect House
11 Grimshader Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9NH
Received 25 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00399/FUL
Erect Offices, Stores and Workshop
Rigs Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RF
Received 25 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00400/FUL
Erect hatchery building
Hatchery Langass Isle Of North Uist
Received 27 Nov 1997 - Decided97/00401/FUL
Extend House
23C Sheshader Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0EW
Received 2 Dec 1997 - Decided97/00402/FUL
Provide Car Park
Swainbost Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0TA
Received 3 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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