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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided13/00014/PPD
Erect three 5kW Evance R9000 wind turbines, hub height 18.7m, rotor diameter 5.5m.
Water Works Wind Turbine Grimshader Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Jan 2013 - Decided13/00015/PPP
Erect house
8A Lionel Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Jan 2013 - Decided13/00016/PPD
Erect flagpole, attached to building
19 Inaclete Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RB
Received 17 Jan 2013 - Decided13/00017/PPD
Erect house
6 Finsbay Isle Of Harris
Received 17 Jan 2013 - Decided13/00018/PPD
Extend and alter front extension of house
2 Skigersta Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0TX
Received 18 Jan 2013 - Decided13/00019/PPD
Extend building
Engebret Limited Filling Station Sandwick Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2SL
Received 18 Jan 2013 - Decided13/00020/PPD
Alterations to roof
37 South Galson Isle Of Lewis HS2 0SH
Received 18 Jan 2013 - Decided13/00021/OHL
Rebuild and upgrade existing 33,000 volt Wood Pole Overhead Line between Stornoway and Loch Dubh
Electric Sub Station Lochs Road Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 18 Jan 2013 - Decided13/00022/PPD
Erect house and install air source heat pump
81A Garryganichy Eochar Isle Of South Uist
Received 18 Jan 2013 - Decided13/00023/PPD
Application under Section 42 to vary Condition 1 of consent 08/00302 (Extension to retail unit (Class1)), to extend the time limit for commencement of development).
Tesco Shell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2BS
Received 18 Jan 2013 - Decided13/00024/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building
7 Adabrock Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0TW
Received 22 Jan 2013 - Decided13/00025/OHL
Upgrade existing overhead line to high voltage
Overhead Line Garyvard Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Jan 2013 - Decided13/00027/PPD
Extend existing building to provide storage
Luneys Carpets Gramsdale Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LZ
Received 23 Jan 2013 - Decided13/00028/PPD
Erect house
32A Cross Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 Jan 2013 - Decided13/00029/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building
35 Fivepenny Borve Isle Of Lewis HS2 0RX
Received 24 Jan 2013 - Decided13/00030/PPD
Erect Agricultural Shed
1 Minish Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist HS6 5AP
Received 28 Jan 2013 - Decided13/00031/FFPA
Install 8 x 120m circumference pens. Proposed pens to sit in 75m matrix and 2(2x2) configuration. Existing feed barge to be retained, no change to proposed maximum standing biomass. (Note February 2021 - Site Ownership Transferred from MOWI to SSC)
Marine Site Eilean Raineach East Loch Tarbert East Tarbert Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 28 Jan 2013 - Decided13/00032/FFPA
Install 8 x 120m circumference pens. Proposed pens to sit in 75m matrix and 2(2x2) configuration. Existing feed barge to be retained, no change to proposed maximum standing biomass. Note February 2021 - Site Ownership Transferred from MOWI to SSC
Marine Site Scotasay East Loch Tarbert East Tarbert Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 28 Jan 2013 - Decided13/00033/PPD
Erect garage
6A Upper Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QH
Received 28 Jan 2013 - Decided13/00034/PPD
Erect Evance R9000 Wind Turbine on 12.3m pole (to hub)
Wind Turbine 1 East Street Sandwick Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Jan 2013 - Decided13/00035/ADV
Erect 3No signboards
Mackaskill Stores Caberfeidh Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2SE
Received 29 Jan 2013 - Decided13/00036/PPD
Erect Evance R9000 wind turbine on 12.3m pole (to hub), with 5.5m rotor diameter
Wind Turbine Borve Isle Of Harris
Received 29 Jan 2013 - Decided13/00037/PPD
Partial demolition and extend house
6 Cleat Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XX
Received 30 Jan 2013 - Decided13/00038/PPD
Erect Proven 15kW wind turbine on 15m tower
Wind Turbine 324 Strome Kilpheder Isle Of South Uist
Received 30 Jan 2013
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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