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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided98/00457/FUL
Erect House
50 Lower Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QY
Received 21 Dec 1998 - Decided98/00458/FUL
Alter Building
Taigh Chearsabhaigh Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist HS6 5AA
Received 21 Dec 1998 - Decided99/00001/LBC
Alter Building
Taigh Chearsabhaigh Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist HS6 5AA
Received 24 Dec 1998 - Decided99/00002/FUL
Erect Retail Store
Bridgend Creagorry Benbecula Isle Of South Uist HS7 5PG
Received 5 Jan 1999 - Decided99/00004/FUL
Demolish Existing and Erect House
26 Flesherin Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0HE
Received 5 Jan 1999 - Decided99/00005/FUL
Form Night Club and Second Floor Flat
Stornoway Balti House 24 South Beach Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2BJ
Received 5 Jan 1999 - Decided99/00006/FUL
Erect General Purpose Building
23 South Bragar Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DH
Received 20 Jan 1999 - Decided99/00007/FUL
Extend House
14 Memorial Avenue Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2QR
Received 6 Jan 1999 - Decided99/00008/FUL
Erect Agricultural Building
3 Nunton Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LU
Received 6 Jan 1999 - Decided99/00009/FUL
Erect Agricultural Building
4 Nunton Benbecula Isle Of South Uist HS7 5LU
Received 6 Jan 1999 - Decided99/00010/OHL
Overhead Line
Tolstachaolais Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DW
Received 5 Jan 1999 - Decided99/00011/COU
Alter House and Use House for Childminding Purposes
Grossavagh 16 Rhugashinish Lochcarnan Isle Of South Uist
Received 6 Jan 1999 - Decided99/00012/FUL
Erect House
2A Newton Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist HS6 5AZ
Received 6 Jan 1999 - Decided99/00013/FUL
Alter House
Coillebheag 198 Stoneybridge Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SD
Received 8 Jan 1999 - Decided99/00014/FUL
Water Main and Foul Sewer, Including 2 Underground Pumping Stations
Lochs Road Isle Of Lewis
Received 8 Jan 1999 - Decided99/00015/AGRIC
Alter Agricultural Building
2 Bayherivagh Northbay Isle Of Barra HS9 5YQ
Received 12 Jan 1999 - Decided99/00016/FUL
Erect Garage
Former Schoolhouse Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XD
Received 12 Jan 1999 - Decided99/00017/FUL
Instal Mast
Aline Isle Of Lewis HS2 9JL
Received 11 Jan 1999 - Decided99/00018/FUL
Instal Mast
Ardhasaig Isle Of Harris HS3 3AJ
Received 11 Jan 1999 - Decided99/00019/FUL
Provide Slipway and Access Road/Ancillary Servicing Works
Kershader Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9QA
Received 12 Jan 1999 - Decided99/00020/FUL
Instal 4 Antenna's
Scott Road Tarbert Isle Of Harris HS3 3DL
Received 12 Jan 1999 - Decided99/00021/FUL
Erect Garage
109 Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9PA
Received 12 Jan 1999 - Decided99/00022/FUL
Alter and Extend Existing Plumber's Shed to Form Clubhouse and Store
31 Bayhead Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DU
Received 13 Jan 1999 - Decided99/00023/ADV
Site 2 Advertisements
Tourist Office Pier Road Tarbert Isle Of Harris HS3 3DG
Received 13 Jan 1999
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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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