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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided12/00688/PPD
Extension of car parking provision & associated landscaping
Balivanich Community Association Community Centre Tindill Close Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LG
Received 23 Nov 2012 - Decided12/00689/FOREST
Forestry scheme - OHE-158864-4885760
Forestry Lemreway Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 9 Nov 2012 - Decided12/00690/FULTEL
Erection of New MF Aerial and Associated Works
MF Aerial Lighthouse Butt Of Lewis Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Nov 2012 - Decided12/00691/PPD
Install Air Source Heat Pumps externally at No's 1, 2, 7, 8 & 10 Maol Domhnaich, Castlebay
1 Maol Domhnaich Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XP
Received 26 Nov 2012 - Decided12/00692/PPD
Install Air Source Heat Pumps externally at No's 2 & 4 Lag Na H-Aibhne, Grimsay
2 Lag Na H-Aibhne Baymore Baymore Grimsay Isle Of North Uist HS6 5HX
Received 26 Nov 2012 - Decided12/00693/PPD
Erect 2 No houses
Plot 2 Seaview Bunavoneader Isle Of Harris
Received 28 Nov 2012 - Decided12/00694/COU
Change of use from Mission Hall to part residential/part commercial Art Gallery
Free Church Of Scotland South Dell Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0SP
Received 28 Nov 2012 - Decided12/00695/PPD
Install Air Source Heat Pumps externally at No's 1, 2, 3 & 4 Pol An Oir, Borve, Berneray
1 Pol An Oir Borve Berneray Isle Of North Uist HS6 5BL
Received 26 Nov 2012 - Decided12/00696/PPP
Erect house
36B Newpark Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Nov 2012 - Decided12/00697/PPD
Installation of Air Source Heat Pump 5kw and 8.5kw at Nos 1, 2, 3, 9, 10 Gearraidh Ghuirm.
1 Gearraidh Ghuirm Upper Coll Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LW
Received 26 Nov 2012 - Decided12/00698/PPD
Drive-through car wash
Car Wash Rigs Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Nov 2012 - Decided12/00699/PPD
Erect house
12B Ardroil Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 30 Nov 2012 - Decided12/00700/COU
Change of Use of byre to self-catering holiday flat; siting of static caravan; and creation of campervan parking area
Flat 1A Urgha Isle Of Harris
Received 30 Nov 2012 - Decided12/00683/SCR_L
Erect single 60kW wind turbine, 24.6m to the hub, and rotor diameter of 16m
Wind Turbine Scarista Isle Of Harris
Received 28 Nov 2012 - Decided12/00701/LBC
Erection of New MF Aerial and Associated Works
MF Aerial Lighthouse Butt Of Lewis Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 4 Dec 2012 - Decided12/00702/PPD
Erect tool shed for agricultural use
Agricultural Building 3 Steinish Isle Of Lewis
Received 5 Dec 2012 - Decided12/00704/PPP
Erect house
11B Geocrab Isle Of Harris
Received 7 Dec 2012 - Decided12/00705/PPD
Erect porch
1 North Side Kallin Grimsay Isle Of North Uist HS6 5HY
Received 7 Dec 2012 - Decided12/00706/PPD
Erect house
3A Newpark Callanish Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Dec 2012 - Decided12/00707/PPD
Erect one and a half storey house and associated works
18A Melbost Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Dec 2012 - Decided12/00709/PPD
Installation of a partially-buried Clear Water Tank and associated site work, construction of new fenced compound and the construction of a new access road off the A858, involving the upgrading of existing access path from Carloway House on the A858 to the new Tank
Water Tank Upper Carloway Carloway Isle Of Lewis
Received 12 Dec 2012 - Decided12/00710/ADV
Erect signboard
Lavas Garage Marybank Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DF
Received 12 Dec 2012 - Decided12/00711/PPD
Erect two 5kw turbines, 12.3m to hub, with 5.5m rotor diameters
Wind Turbines Rodel Isle Of Harris
Received 12 Dec 2012 - Decided12/00712/PPP
Erect house
85 Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 12 Dec 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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