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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided12/00309/PPD
Installation of a single, temporary anemometer mast of up to a height of 60m
Mast 8 Beinn Mhor Power Eishken Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 8 Jun 2012 - Decided12/00310/PPD
Extend caravan site to provide additional space for camping & for siting of one touring caravan between 1 April & 30 September
3A Eoligarry Isle Of Barra HS9 5YD
Received 11 Jun 2012 - Decided12/00311/PPD
Installation of a single, temporary anemometer mast of up to a height of 80m
Mast 14 Beinn Mhor Eishken Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 8 Jun 2012 - Decided12/00312/PPD
Installation of a single, temporary anemometer mast of up to a height of 80m
Mast 12 Beinn Mhor Eishken Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 8 Jun 2012 - Decided12/00313/PPD
Installation of a single, temporary anemometer mast of up to a height of 80m
Mast 13 Beinn Mhor Power Eishken Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 8 Jun 2012 - Decided12/00314/PPD
Erect garage
8 Barony Square Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2TQ
Received 11 Jun 2012 - Decided12/00315/COU
Change of use of land to site 2 No portable units with sanitary facilities for pier users
Toilets Cromwell Street Quay Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 11 Jun 2012 - Decided12/00316/PPD
Erect 2 No Evance R9000 wind turbines, 12.3m to the hub, 5.5m rotor diameter
2 Wind Turbines Scott Road Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 11 Jun 2012 - Decided12/00317/SCR_L
Install 2 No Evance Iskra 5kW turbines on 12.3m galvanised towers, rotor diameter 5.5m
Wind Turbines Hushinish Isle Of Harris
Received 11 Jun 2012 - Decided12/00318/LBC
Renovate flat to include installation of two conservation rooflight windows and a new timber sash and case window, install deer larder, WC and new septic tank.
Stable Cottages Amhuinnsuidhe Isle Of Harris
Received 12 Jun 2012 - Decided12/00319/SCR_L
Proposed new access track for Beinn Mhor Wind Farm
Access Road Beinn Mhor Eishken Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 12 Jun 2012 - Decided12/00320/PPD
Install air source heat pumps at No 4 to 7 and No 20 to 25 Mackenzie Park
Melbost Farm Housing Development Sandwick Isle Of Lewis
Received 11 Jun 2012 - Decided12/00322/PPD
Erect New Clubhouse
Golf Club Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 14 Jun 2012 - Decided12/00321/PPD
Erect house & garage
31A Ardivachar Eochar Isle Of South Uist
Received 13 Jun 2012 - Decided12/00323/AGRIC
Extend agricultural building
342 North Boisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TD
Received 14 Jun 2012 - Decided12/00329/COU
Change of use from school canteen to caf�
Cafe Old Cross School Cross Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 14 Jun 2012 - Decided12/00330/PPD
Create campsite including 10no. tent pitches, 12no. 2 person sleeping pods, communal kitchen and toilet facilities, office, erection of 3 wind turbines (mast height 6.4m, blade diameter 910mm, max blade tip height 7m) and 2 self catering units.
Airigh Mhic Ruairidh Campsite Griminish Balemartin Isle Of North Uist
Received 15 Jun 2012 - Decided12/00331/PPD
Install 2 No Evance Iskra 5kW turbines on 12.3m galvanised towers, rotor diameter 5.5m
Wind Turbines Hushinish Isle Of Harris
Received 15 Jun 2012 - Decided12/00333/PPD
Retention of existing wind monitoring mast
Gress Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Jun 2012 - Decided12/00335/PPD
Erect House
4A Scaristavore Isle Of Harris
Received 15 Jun 2012 - Decided12/00336/PPD
Erect 3 No. Self-Catering Log Houses
Log Houses Quidinish Isle Of Harris
Received 15 Jun 2012 - Decided12/00337/PPD
Renovation of derelict cottage to form 1 bed residential unit
6A North Locheynort Isle Of South Uist
Received 18 Jun 2012 - Decided12/00340/PPD
Erect house
5A Ahmor Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 19 Jun 2012 - Decided12/00341/AGRIC
Erect agricultural shed
325 North Boisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TD
Received 19 Jun 2012
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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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