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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided13/00088/LBC
Reslate roof
First Floor Flat 23 Francis Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2NF
Received 15 Feb 2013 - Decided13/00089/COU
Siting of two changing room units and one storage unit on existing hardstanding
Pentland Road All Weather Facility Knock Carloway Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Feb 2013 - Decided13/00090/ADV
Install 1No. internal floor mounted, illuminated marketing unit with A1 poster; Install internal mounted high level perimeter strip lighting; Install new ATM sign; Replace existing hours vinyl; Apply new window manifestation
Bank Of Scotland 47 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DD
Received 25 Feb 2013 - Decided13/00091/LBC
Replace windows to front elevation - ground floor and first floor - and 3 other windows; paint front door white.
Guest House 29 Kenneth Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DR
Received 26 Feb 2013 - Decided13/00092/PPD
Install 16kw domestic Air Source Heat Pump
9B Branahuie Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0BB
Received 26 Feb 2013 - Decided13/00093/FOREST
Extension to road
Coille Ghlinn Gheireasdail Claddach Vallay Sollas Isle Of North Uist
Received 7 Feb 2013 - Decided13/00094/PPD
Erect 2 No wind turbines; hub height 9m, blade tip 11.8m
Uisge Beatha Nan Eilean Loch Uisge Wind Turbines Lower Borve Lower Borve Isle Of Barra
Received 27 Feb 2013 - Decided13/00095/PPP
Erect house
53C Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Feb 2013 - Decided13/00096/FOREST
Forestry scheme - ref OHE-209673-4887027
Forestry Scheme Aird Na Cille Scalpay Isle Of Harris
Received 27 Feb 2013 - Decided13/00097/PPD
Remove derelict structure and erect agricultural building
Agricultural Building 20 South Shawbost Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Feb 2013 - Decided13/00094/SCR_L
Erect 2No wind turbines; hub height 9m, blade tip 11.8m
Uisge Beatha Nan Eilean Loch Uisge Wind Turbines Lower Borve Lower Borve Isle Of Barra
Received 28 Feb 2013 - Decided13/00098/LBC
Provide code 6 lead cover flashing to gable skews and code 6 watergate flashing to slate verge
Our Lady Star Of The Sea Church Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XD
Received 1 Mar 2013 - Decided13/00099/PPD
Application under Section 42 to extend the planning permission Ref 05/00409
Creed Enterprise Park Lochs Road Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Feb 2013 - Decided13/00100/SCR_L
Erect 900kw turbine, 44m rotor diameter, 45m tower
Turbine Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Feb 2013 - Decided13/00101/PPD
Erect agricultural shed
Barn Scaristavore Isle Of Harris
Received 28 Feb 2013 - Decided13/00102/PPD
Erect aviary and storage shed for domestic use (Retrospective)
16 East Street Sandwick Isle Of Lewis HS2 0AG
Received 1 Mar 2013 - Decided13/00103/PPD
Extend house & erect garage
Daisy Cottage 456 Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TH
Received 4 Mar 2013 - Decided13/00104/PPD
Construct dormer roof
Hynish Cottage 35 East Street Sandwick Isle Of Lewis HS2 0AL
Received 4 Mar 2013 - Decided13/00105/PPD
Erect dwelling house
32A East Street Sandwick Isle Of Lewis
Received 4 Mar 2013 - Decided13/00106/AGRIC
Erect shelter
Shelter 2 Borve Machair Borve Berneray Isle Of North Uist
Received 1 Mar 2013 - Decided13/00107/PPD
Erect 15kW wind turbine, on a 15m mast, blade tip height 21m
Wind Turbine 295 Daliburgh Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 4 Mar 2013 - Decided13/00108/PPD
Install Air Source Heat Pump
Orasay 44 Newvalley Laxdale Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DH
Received 6 Mar 2013 - Decided13/00109/DEMPA
Demolish dwelling house
30 Lower Sandwick Sandwick Isle Of Lewis HS2 0AE
Received 6 Mar 2013 - Decided13/00110/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building
33 Newmarket Isle Of Lewis HS2 0EB
Received 7 Mar 2013
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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