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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided99/00076/ADV
Erect Sign Boards
4 Harbour View Cromwell Street Quay Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DF
Received 8 Feb 1999 - Decided99/00077/FUL
Erect House
High Land Kendibig Isle Of Harris HS3 3HQ
Received 9 Feb 1999 - Decided99/00078/FUL
Provide Public Toilets
Hushinish Isle Of Harris
Received 9 Feb 1999 - Decided99/00079/FUL
Erect Fence, Tower and Cabin
Gormal Radio Mast Maraig Isle Of Harris
Received 9 Feb 1999 - Decided99/00080/FUL
Extend House
8 Laxdale Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DS
Received 9 Feb 1999 - Decided99/00081/FUL
Erect House
30 Newvalley Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DW
Received 11 Feb 1999 - Decided99/00082/FUL
Extend and Alter Building
Lews Castle College(Refectory) Castle Grounds Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS2 0XR
Received 11 Feb 1999 - Decided99/00083/FUL
Provide Disabled Access Including Ramp
Tourist Office Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 12 Feb 1999 - Decided99/00084/FUL
Permanent Use Of Land For Haulage Purposes
Bridgend Creagorry Benbecula Isle Of South Uist HS7 5PG
Received 15 Feb 1999 - Decided99/00085/FUL
Sewage Treatment Works
RAF Benbecula East Camp Balivanich Benbecula Isle Of South Uist HS7 5LA
Received 15 Feb 1999 - Unknown99/00086/MAR
Site Fish Cages
Atlantic West Salmon Loch Grosebay Isle Of Harris
Received 12 Feb 1999 - Decided99/00087/FUL
Install Mast
Sandwick Isle Of Lewis
Received 12 Feb 1999 - Decided99/00088/FUL
Erect Entrance Feature
North Tolsta Isle Of Lewis HS2 0NH
Received 12 Feb 1999 - Decided99/00089/AGRIC
Erect G P Building
2 Ballantrushal Isle Of Lewis HS2 0RG
Received 15 Feb 1999 - Decided99/00091/FUL
Site 10 salmon cages
Market Stance Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 16 Feb 1999 - Decided99/00092/FUL
Erect House
6 Hacklete Bernera Isle Of Lewis HS2 9ND
Received 16 Feb 1999 - Unknown99/00093/MAR
Modification of Marine Fish Farm
Modify Marine Fish Farm Loch Grimshader Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Feb 1999 - Decided99/00094/FUL
Extend House
Bayview Baymore Grimsay Isle Of North Uist HS6 5HX
Received 17 Feb 1999 - Decided99/00095/ADV
Display Sign
Garynahine Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DS
Received 19 Feb 1999 - Decided99/00096/DEMCON
Demolish House
1 Cleascro Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DU
Received 16 Feb 1999 - Decided99/00097/FUL
Erect House and Access Road
10C Upper Coll Coll Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LS
Received 16 Feb 1999 - Decided99/00098/FUL
Erect Garage
31 North Tolsta Isle Of Lewis HS2 0NL
Received 19 Feb 1999 - Decided99/00101/FUL
Erect House
1 Griminish Benbecula Isle Of South Uist HS7 5QA
Received 15 Feb 1999 - Decided99/00102/COU
Change of Use from House to Two Flats
G/F Flat, Heatherview Torlum Benbecula Isle Of South Uist HS7 5PP
Received 22 Feb 1999
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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