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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided98/00183/FUL
Replace Existing Timber Mast
Radar Station Plasterfield Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2UR
Received 6 May 1998 - Decided98/00184/REM
Erect House
9 Braighe Road Branahuie Isle Of Lewis HS2 0BQ
Received 12 May 1998 - Decided98/00186/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building
1 Carloway Park Carloway Isle Of Lewis HS2 9AH
Received 12 May 1998 - Decided98/00187/FUL
Erect House and Garage
30 Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9PN
Received 13 May 1998 - Decided98/00188/FUL
Change of Use: Garage to Smoke House
Island Hill Foods Aird Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9JA
Received 13 May 1998 - Decided98/00189/REM
Erect House
Caradale 7B Perceval Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2UG
Received 14 May 1998 - Decided98/00192/FUL
Replace Existing Hatchery
Scott Road Tarbert Isle Of Harris HS3 3BG
Received 19 May 1998 - Decided98/00193/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building
Aird Tong Isle Of Lewis HS2 0HT
Received 18 May 1998 - Decided98/00194/FUL
Extend Sheds
St Kilda House Strond Road Leverburgh Isle Of Harris HS5 3UB
Received 18 May 1998 - Decided98/00195/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building
2 South Locheynort Isle Of South Uist
Received 18 May 1998 - Decided98/00196/FUL
Site Caravan
26 Garrygall Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5UH
Received 19 May 1998 - Decided98/00197/FUL
Retain Storage Racks and Site Hut
D & M Smith 21 Keith Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2JA
Received 19 May 1998 - Decided98/00198/FUL
Erect House
Sunndach Milking Hill Tong Isle Of Lewis HS2 0HU
Received 19 May 1998 - Decided98/00199/FUL
Extend House and Sub-Divide into 2 Houses
13 Springfield Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2PS
Received 20 May 1998 - Decided98/00200/FUL
Erect House
124A Craigston Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XS
Received 21 May 1998 - Decided98/00201/FUL
Erect House
7 Sheshader Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0EW
Received 21 May 1998 - Decided98/00202/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building
38 Lower Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QY
Received 27 May 1998 - Decided98/00203/FUL
Erect 60 m Antenna and Cabin
Eitshal Achmore Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DU
Received 28 May 1998 - Decided98/00205/COU
Use of Part For Bed & Breakfast
Ardnastruban House 1 Ardnastruban Grimsay Isle Of North Uist HS6 5HT
Received 25 May 1998 - Decided98/00206/FUL
Erect House
2A Bayherivagh Northbay Isle Of Barra HS9 5YQ
Received 26 May 1998 - Decided98/00207/OUT
Erect House
244 Bruhernish Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5UT
Received 27 May 1998 - Decided98/00208/FUL
Erect Agricultural Shed
1 Nuntonhill Gramsdale Isle Of Benbecula
Received 29 May 1998 - Decided98/00209/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Shed
6 Rhughasinish Lochcarnan Isle Of South Uist HS8 5PE
Received 29 May 1998 - Decided98/00210/FUL
Erect House
Shaulidh 23 Upper Aird Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0EX
Received 29 May 1998
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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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