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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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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
- Decided98/00078/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building
8 Garynahine Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DS
Received 19 Feb 1998 - Decided98/00079/OUT
Erect Fire Station
Tarbert Isle Of Harris HS3 3BG
Received 20 Feb 1998 - Decided98/00080/FUL
erection of dwelling
Creagan Fois Claddach Vallay Sollas Isle Of North Uist HS6 5BS
Received 23 Feb 1998 - Decided98/00081/FUL
Erect House
Orasaidh 389 Garrynamonie Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TX
Received 25 Feb 1998 - Decided98/00082/FUL
extension to dwelling
Fasgadh 12 Bentangaval Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XN
Received 26 Feb 1998 - Decided98/00083/COU
Change of use from hotel to dwelling and photographic studio, together with formation of pitch roofs
Clachan Beag Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XD
Received 27 Feb 1998 - Decided98/00084/FUL
Erect General Purpose Building
3 New Tolsta Isle Of Lewis HS2 0NN
Received 23 Feb 1998 - Decided98/00085/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building
5 Upper Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QH
Received 25 Feb 1998 - Decided98/00086/OUT
Erect Fire Station
33 South Dell Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0SP
Received 25 Feb 1998 - Decided98/00087/FUL
Replace mast
Radar Station Plasterfield Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2UR
Received 27 Feb 1998 - Decided98/00088/FUL
extension to house
Grianamul Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XD
Received 4 Mar 1998 - Decided98/00089/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building
Common Grazings Upper Coll Coll Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LT
Received 2 Mar 1998 - Decided98/00090/FUL
Extend Building
Radar Station Plasterfield Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2UR
Received 2 Mar 1998 - Decided98/00091/FUL
Change of Use from Office to Residential Flat
1 St Floor Flat 71 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DG
Received 3 Mar 1998 - Decided98/00092/FUL
Alter Roof Design
Glenmore Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0RA
Received 4 Mar 1998 - Decided98/00094/FUL
Site Portable Unit
Post Office & Stores 23 Lower Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QB
Received 4 Mar 1998 - Decided98/00095/FUL
Erect Offices and Parking Area
Angus Clinton (Builders Merchants) Rigs Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2QX
Received 5 Mar 1998 - Decided98/00096/FUL
Erect House
93B Bakers Road Newmarket Isle Of Lewis HS2 0EA
Received 5 Mar 1998 - Decided98/00097/FUL
Erect Maintenance Shed and Extend Site.
MacInnes Bros Uachdar Benbecula Isle Of South Uist HS7 5LY
Received 6 Mar 1998 - Decided98/00098/FUL
Change of Use from Garage to Church
Groseclett Isle Of Harris HS3 3JH
Received 4 Mar 1998 - Decided98/00099/FUL
Extend Cemetery
Cemetery Ardroil Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9EU
Received 9 Mar 1998 - Decided98/00100/FUL
Improve House
Bayhead Meavaig South Isle Of Harris HS3 3DY
Received 9 Mar 1998 - Decided98/00101/FUL
Erect Non Food Retail and Associated Car Parking
Torquil Terrace Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2EG
Received 10 Mar 1998 - Decided98/00102/FUL
Erect Cattle Court
Holm Farm Sandwick Isle Of Lewis
Received 11 Mar 1998
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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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