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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided98/00265/OUT
Erect House
Smoke House Garrabost Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0PW
Received 6 Jul 1998 - Decided98/00266/FUL
Erect Garage
3 Melbost Borve Isle Of Lewis HS2 0RR
Received 6 Jul 1998 - Decided98/00267/FUL
Erect Childrens Centre
Opposite Castlebay Community School Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 9 Jul 1998 - Decided98/00268/FUL
Alter House
37 Valtos Cliff Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9HR
Received 9 Jul 1998 - Decided98/00269/FUL
Alter House
10 Torlum Benbecula Isle Of South Uist HS7 5PP
Received 13 Jul 1998 - Decided98/00270/COU
Change of Use: Vacant Industrial Unit to Marine Biology Laboratory
Marine Harvest McConnell Rigs Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2QX
Received 10 Jul 1998 - Decided98/00271/COU
Change of Use: Unused land to Mouse Farm
15 Habost Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9QB
Received 10 Jul 1998 - Decided98/00272/COU
Change of Use: Shop to Public Library/Administrative Offices and Coffee Shop
Public Library 15 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DA
Received 13 Jul 1998 - Decided98/00273/LBC
Alterations for Library Use
7 Kenneth Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DP
Received 13 Jul 1998 - Decided98/00275/FUL
Renovate Barn for Use as Loom Shed
4 Breaclete Bernera Isle Of Lewis HS2 9LT
Received 15 Jul 1998 - Decided98/00276/FUL
Install Fish Cages
Diracleit Isle Of Harris HS3 3DP
Received 15 Jul 1998 - Decided98/00277/FUL
Install Fish Cages
Scalpay Isle Of Harris
Received 15 Jul 1998 - Decided98/00278/FUL
Extract Minerals
Quarry Garyvard Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DQ
Received 17 Jul 1998 - Decided98/00279/FUL
Erect House, Bunkhouse, Change of Use to Workshop/Greenhouses, Erect Windmill
Quidinish Isle Of Harris HS3 3JQ
Received 20 Jul 1998 - Decided98/00280/FUL
Site Caravan (Renewal)
The Caravan 131 Newmarket Isle Of Lewis HS2 0EA
Received 20 Jul 1998 - Decided98/00282/FUL
Erect House
27 Ardivachar Isle Of South Uist HS8 5RF
Received 24 Jul 1998 - Decided98/00283/COU
Temporary Use as Haulage Depot
Bridgend Creagorry Benbecula Isle Of South Uist HS7 5PG
Received 27 Jul 1998 - Decided98/00284/FUL
Alter House
Heatherview Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0RA
Received 28 Jul 1998 - Decided98/00285/FUL
Site Caravan (Renewal)
Caravan 12 Upper Carloway Isle Of Lewis HS2 9AG
Received 23 Jul 1998 - Decided98/00286/FUL
New Shopfront
Mackay Stores Ltd 49/51 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DD
Received 28 Jul 1998 - Decided98/00287/ADV
Display Signs
Mackay Stores Ltd 49/51 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DD
Received 27 Jul 1998 - Decided98/00288/FUL
Erect House
21 Doig Crescent Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 5 Aug 1998 - Decided98/00289/FUL
Extend House
14 Ripley Place Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2LP
Received 4 Aug 1998 - Decided98/00290/FUL
Extend House
Plot 35 Doig Crescent Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 3 Aug 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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