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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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
- Decided12/00258/PPD
Erect 2kw Turbine, 5m to hub, 1.8m rotor diameter
Wind Turbine 1A Bedersaig Isle Of Harris
Received 17 May 2012 - Decided12/00259/PPD
Addition of new container adjoining existing smokehouse premises, to provide fish smoking facilities. Addition of new free-standing general storage trailer. Removal of existing toilet block and addition of free-standing 'Portacabin' type toilet and washing facilities, with accessible ramp access. Re-location of 5 no. existing car parking spaces.
Loch Duart Ltd Lochcarnan Isle Of South Uist HS8 5PD
Received 18 May 2012 - Decided12/00260/PPD
Extend dwelling
6 Mackenzie Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2JX
Received 18 May 2012 - Decided12/00258/SCR_L
Erect 2kw Turbine, 5m to hub, 1.8m rotor diameter
Wind Turbine 1A Bedersaig Isle Of Harris
Received 17 May 2012 - Decided12/00262/PPD
Renovate and extend derelict dwelling
10 Arnol Isle Of Lewis
Received 18 May 2012 - Decided12/00264/PPD
Erect house
12 Upper Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 22 May 2012 - Decided12/00265/PPD
Installation of domestic 8.5kw air source heat pump
33 Back Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LQ
Received 22 May 2012 - Decided12/00266/PPD
Installation of domestic 14kw air source heat pump
Meadow Cottage 28 Melbost Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0BG
Received 22 May 2012 - Decided12/00267/COU
Change of use of land from car park to touring caravan site and provision of additional vehicular parking
Camp Site 1 Lickisto Isle Of Harris
Received 22 May 2012 - Decided12/00268/ADV
Erect signboard on existing sign posts
Sign Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 23 May 2012 - Decided12/00269/ADV
2 x Signboard
Campsite Sign At Junction Of A859 And C79 Lickisto Isle Of Harris
Received 22 May 2012 - Decided12/00270/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building
Agricultural Building 9 Fivepenny Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 22 May 2012 - Decided12/00271/PPD
Erect commercial/industrial units
Clinton Motors Industrial Units Sandwick Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 22 May 2012 - Decided12/00272/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building
Tom Gorm 40 Cross Skigersta Road Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0TQ
Received 24 May 2012 - Decided12/00273/FULTEL
Construction of a 3m x 2m concrete base for erection of an 8m high broadband tilt-over monopole to accommodate 1 flat panel access unit and 1 sector antenna with associated equipment enclosure and meter cabinet. The site will be enclosed by a 1.2m high timber fence.
Broadband Monopole 7 Hill Street North Tolsta Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 May 2012 - Decided12/00274/ADV
Signage
Sign West Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 24 May 2012 - Decided12/00276/TEL
Installation of additional equipment within existing cabin, addition of 1 no. 0.6m transmission dish and other ancillary equipment
Mast Stornoway Golf Club Castle Grounds Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 May 2012 - Decided12/00277/ADV
Signage
Sign 1 Pier Road Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 24 May 2012 - Decided12/00278/ADV
Signage
Sign 2 Pier Road Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 24 May 2012 - Decided12/00279/PPP
Erect house
79F Benside Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 May 2012 - Decided12/00280/SCR_L
Erection of 3.5kw Windspot turbine
Wind Turbine Ailtenis 13 Tobson Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 May 2012 - Decided12/00280/PPD
Erect 3.5kw Windspot turbine on 12m mast; 4m blade diameter
Wind Turbine Ailtenis 13 Tobson Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 May 2012 - Decided12/00281/CONSG
Scoping Opinion comment request from Scottish Ministers for proposed Section 36 Application for the proposed South Extension of Muaitheabhal Windfarm
Muaitheabhal Windfarm Eishken Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 May 2012 - Decided12/00282/PPD
Erect temporary teaching unit
Angus Maciver Limited Yard 3 Marybank Isle Of Lewis HS2 0EL
Received 28 May 2012
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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