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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided12/00128/PPD
Change of roofing material on conservatory from polythene sheet to slate
Borrodale Hotel Daliburgh Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SS
Received 5 Mar 2012 - Decided12/00130/PPD
Erect House
31A Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 5 Mar 2012 - Decided12/00132/COU
Change of use of land to site 2 containers for use as a store/workshop
42A Newmarket Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DY
Received 5 Mar 2012 - Decided12/00133/PPD
Demolish existing side porch and demolish and build rear extension.
17 Balmerino Drive Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2TD
Received 6 Mar 2012 - Decided12/00134/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Barn
23 Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9NU
Received 6 Mar 2012 - Decided12/00135/SCR_L
Construction of Berthing facility
Berthing Facility Eishken Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 6 Mar 2012 - Decided12/00136/FFPA
Application under Section 42 to remove part of Condition 6 (any necessary predator control measures shall be non-lethal and non-destructive) of consent ref 10/00430
Marine Site Helisay Fish Farm Sound Of Helisay Bruernish Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 7 Mar 2012 - Decided12/00137/TCA
Propping and pruning of tree
44 Lewis Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2JL
Received 5 Mar 2012 - Decided12/00138/COU
Change of use from retail shop (entire premises) to residential use.
Harris Tweed Shop East Tarbert Isle Of Harris HS3 3DJ
Received 8 Mar 2012 - Decided12/00139/PPP
Erect House
9A Ferry Road Leverburgh Isle Of Harris
Received 8 Mar 2012 - Decided12/00140/PPP
Erect house
16 Rushgarry Berneray Isle Of North Uist
Received 12 Mar 2012 - Decided12/00142/COU
Change of use from house to workshop/office with ancillary retail use.
Office 44 Winfield Way Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LH
Received 12 Mar 2012 - Decided12/00141/COU
Change of use of land from building yard to touring caravan & campsite. Change of use of building to form one self catering unit & caravan site facilities block.
Store 183A Balnabodach Northbay Isle Of Barra HS9 5UT
Received 13 Mar 2012 - Decided12/00143/PPD
Extension to existing dwelling house
12B Grimshader Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9NH
Received 13 Mar 2012 - Decided12/00144/PPD
Erect house
9A Crossbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 13 Mar 2012 - Decided12/00145/PPD
Erect self catering apartment on previous site of static caravan
Caravan Scaristavore Isle Of Harris
Received 8 Mar 2012 - Decided12/00146/ADV
Relocation of existing interpretation display boards from castle entrance to new location in castle grounds
Lews Castle Castle Grounds Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS2 0XP
Received 13 Mar 2012 - Decided12/00147/PPP
Erect dwelling house
1A Luskentyre Isle Of Harris
Received 13 Mar 2012 - Decided12/00148/PPD
Erect house
11A Sollas Isle Of North Uist
Received 13 Mar 2012 - Decided12/00149/CON
Demolition of store building, remove 3 meters of wall and remove existing steps to 1st floor of Church House
Point 1 Ltd Church House 16 James Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2QW
Received 12 Mar 2012 - Decided12/00150/PPD
Erect 5kW wind turbine: maximum hub height 18m; maximum height to blade tip 25m
Wind Turbine 2 South Locheynort Locheynort Isle Of South Uist
Received 14 Mar 2012 - Decided12/00150/SCR_L
Erect 5kW wind turbine: maximum hub height 18m; maximum height to blade tip 25m
Wind Turbine 2 South Locheynort Locheynort Isle Of South Uist
Received 15 Mar 2012 - Decided12/00151/PPD
Erect Holiday Chalet
Chalet 7B East Kilbride Isle Of South Uist
Received 15 Mar 2012 - Decided12/00152/COU
Erect external door and converting section of shed for an area to clean cars
Car Valet Stornoway Airport Melbost Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 14 Mar 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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