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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided98/00154/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building
27 Ardivachar Isle Of South Uist HS8 5RF
Received 16 Apr 1998 - Decided98/00155/FUL
Change of Use of Existing Room to Use as Hairdressers
2 Lighthill Back Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LF
Received 14 Apr 1998 - Decided98/00156/FUL
Erect House
93C Bakers Road Newmarket Isle Of Lewis HS2 0EA
Received 15 Apr 1998 - Decided98/00157/FUL
Site 12 Fish Cages
Loch Grannda Plockropool Isle Of Harris
Received 14 Apr 1998 - Decided98/00158/FUL
Erect Meeting House
Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints 8 Newton Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RE
Received 15 Apr 1998 - Decided98/00159/FUL
Erect Agricultural Building
23 Cross Street Coulregrein Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2UF
Received 17 Apr 1998 - Decided98/00160/FUL
Erect House
Tobhta Reineach Cleide 15 Upper Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QH
Received 17 Apr 1998 - Decided98/00161/OUT
Erect House
Uidh Vatersay Isle Of Barra
Received 17 Apr 1998 - Decided98/00162/FUL
Erect House/Guest House
Borve Berneray Isle Of North Uist HS9 5XR
Received 17 Apr 1998 - Decided98/00163/FUL
Erect Stair
Club Hall Back Isle Of Lewis HS2 0JY
Received 20 Apr 1998 - Decided98/00164/FUL
Alter Building
Castlebay Community Hall Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XD
Received 20 Apr 1998 - Decided98/00165/FUL
Alter Building
Co-Chomunn Store Cornaig Bay Vatersay Isle Of Barra HS9 5YW
Received 22 Apr 1998 - Decided98/00166/REM
Erect House
55 Upper Coll Coll Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LT
Received 23 Apr 1998 - Decided98/00167/FUL
Upgrading and New Access and Compound
Police Station 18 Church Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2JD
Received 23 Apr 1998 - Decided98/00169/FUL
Site Portable Unit and Storage Containers
Unit 8 Hebridean Engineering Services Rigs Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RF
Received 29 Apr 1998 - Decided98/00170/FUL
Creation of Agricultural Access
Upper Coll Coll Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LT
Received 29 Apr 1998 - Decided98/00171/FUL
Retain Caravan
Burnside Daliburgh Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TB
Received 28 Apr 1998 - Decided98/00172/FUL
Site Caravan
9 Luskentyre Isle Of Harris
Received 30 Apr 1998 - Decided98/00173/FUL
Extend House
7 Cluer Isle Of Harris HS3 3EP
Received 5 May 1998 - Decided98/00174/FUL
Alter and Use as House
Former School Baleshare Isle Of North Uist HS6 5HG
Received 30 Apr 1998 - Decided98/00175/OUT
Erect House
Common Grazing Ardmhor Isle Of Barra HS9 5YB
Received 27 Apr 1998 - Decided98/00176/COU
Site Caravan
Uist Animal Visitors Centre Bayhead Isle Of North Uist HS6 5DS
Received 7 May 1998 - Decided98/00180/FUL
Extend House
24 South Dell Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0SP
Received 7 May 1998 - Decided98/00181/FUL
Alter and Extend House and Change of Use of Garage to Form Office
1 Adabrock Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0TW
Received 7 May 1998
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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