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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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
- Decided98/00315/FUL
Erect House
19A South Bragar Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DH
Received 26 Aug 1998 - Decided98/00316/FUL
Extend House
21 Gress Isle Of Lewis HS2 0NB
Received 26 Aug 1998 - Decided98/00317/FUL
Extend House
Holabhat Cottage Soval Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9JR
Received 28 Aug 1998 - Decided98/00318/FUL
Erect House
17A Ballantrushal Isle Of Lewis HS2 0RG
Received 26 Aug 1998 - Decided98/00319/LBC
Instal Pedestrian Gate In Wall
Burial Ground Nunton Benbecula Isle Of South Uist HS7 5LU
Received 25 Aug 1998 - Decided98/00320/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Shed
11 Claddach Illeray Isle Of North Uist HS6 5ES
Received 26 Aug 1998 - Decided98/00321/LBC
Alter Building
7 West Gerinish Isle Of South Uist HS8 5RW
Received 31 Aug 1998 - Decided98/00322/FUL
Alter House
3 Ardmhor Isle Of Barra HS9 5YB
Received 1 Sept 1998 - Decided98/00323/FUL
Erect Garage
Barr An Locha Drimisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5RT
Received 1 Sept 1998 - Decided98/00324/ADV
Continued Display of 5 Signs
Gairbh Eilean Claddach Carinish Isle Of North Uist HS6 5HP
Received 26 Aug 1998 - Decided98/00325/FUL
Extend House
10 Ceann A Tuath Arnol Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DJ
Received 1 Sept 1998 - Decided98/00326/FUL
Change of Use: Residential to Office Space
St Duthus House 46 Church Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2JE
Received 14 Sept 1998 - Decided98/00327/FUL
Erect Vehicle Repair Workshop
Maciver's Garage 10A Newvalley Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DN
Received 14 Sept 1998 - Decided98/00328/FUL
Provide Gable Screening
Health Centre Springfield Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2PS
Received 14 Sept 1998 - Decided98/00329/FUL
Erect Garage
12 Heatherhill Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QS
Received 14 Sept 1998 - Decided98/00330/FUL
Erect House
Ardroil Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9EU
Received 14 Sept 1998 - Decided98/00331/FUL
Extend House
Iadhacro 25 South Galson Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0SH
Received 14 Sept 1998 - Decided98/00332/FUL
Paint Exterior of Building
25A Matheson Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2LA
Received 15 Sept 1998 - Decided98/00333/FUL
Extend House
6A Melbost Isle Of Lewis HS2 0BG
Received 15 Sept 1998 - Decided98/00334/FUL
Erect Slaughterhouse
5 Askernish Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SY
Received 9 Sept 1998 - Decided98/00335/FUL
Erect Workshop
Gamekeepers House Askernish Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SY
Received 14 Sept 1998 - Decided98/00336/FUL
Erect Chandlery Workshop
Proposed Chandlery At Plot 3, Phase 1, Balivanich Industrial Site Balivanich Benbecula Isle Of South Uist HS7 5LA
Received 14 Sept 1998 - Decided98/00337/FUL
Alter House
Dunairin 17A Backhill Berneray Isle Of North Uist HS6 5BD
Received 16 Sept 1998 - Decided98/00338/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building
458 North Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 16 Sept 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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