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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided13/00275/PPD
Erect 60kw wind turbine, 16m rotor diameter, 24.6m to the hub
Wind Turbine Horgabost Isle Of Harris
Received 29 May 2013 - Decided13/00275/SCR_L
Erect 60kw wind turbine, 16m rotor diameter, 24.6m to the hub
Wind Turbine Horgabost Isle Of Harris
Received 29 May 2013 - Decided13/00276/SCR_L
Proposed road visibility improvement
Road Improvement Glen Kyles Leverburgh Isle Of Harris
Received 27 May 2013 - Decided13/00277/PPD
Renovate dereclict building to extend existing house
11 Sand Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2UE
Received 31 May 2013 - Decided13/00278/PPD
Erect dwelling
6C Seilebost Isle Of Harris
Received 31 May 2013 - Decided13/00279/PPD
Erect interpretation panel and telescope at site of proposed St Kilda Centre including construction of access footpath
Interpretation Panel And Telescope Mangersta Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 31 May 2013 - Decided13/00262/SCR_L
Erect 10kW wind turbine, tower height 15m, blade diameter 6.2m 15.1m tip height
Wind Turbine 2 Frobost Isle Of South Uist
Received 30 May 2013 - Decided13/00280/PPD
External decoration of retail premises to include change of colour
Mackay Stores 23 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DA
Received 3 Jun 2013 - Decided13/00281/PPD
Extend Manse to form sun lounge, replace flat roofs with pitched roofs.
Free Church Manse Cross Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0SZ
Received 3 Jun 2013 - Decided13/00282/PPD
Convert shed to one bedroom chalet
444A Lasgair Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 4 Jun 2013 - Decided13/00283/FFPA
Siting of 2 No 12m x 12m rafts moored at 4 points and 2 x 100m long double headlines with grey floats, steel and wood, moored at each end for the culture of oysters, in stacked trays.
Rubha Charnain Bruernish Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 4 Jun 2013 - Decided13/00284/PPD
Dormer extension
47 Newvalley Laxdale Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DW
Received 5 Jun 2013 - Decided13/00285/PPD
Erect 60kW wind turbine: tower height 21.35m; blade tip height 29.95m
Wind Turbine The Dark Island Hotel Liniclate Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula
Received 5 Jun 2013 - Decided13/00286/PPD
Demolish existing garage and build two extensions to dwelling house
Mo Dhachaidh Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist HS6 5AA
Received 7 Jun 2013 - Decided13/00287/PPD
Erect three 5kW Evance R9000 wind turbines, hub height 18.7m, rotor diameter 5.5m
Scottish Water Turbines Ardroil Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Jun 2013 - Decided13/00287/SCR_L
Erect three 5kW Evance R9000 wind turbines, hub height 18.7m, rotor diameter 5.5m
Scottish Water Turbines Ardroil Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Jun 2013 - Decided13/00288/ADV
Erect commemorative plaque
Macleod Memorial Claddach Illeray Clachan Isle Of North Uist
Received 6 Jun 2013 - Decided13/00289/PPD
Erect three 5kW Evance R9000 wind turbines, hub height 18.7m, rotor diameter 5.5m.
Scottish Water Turbines Geocrab Isle Of Harris
Received 7 Jun 2013 - Decided13/00289/SCR_L
Erect three 5kW Evance R9000 wind turbines, hub height 18.7m, rotor diameter 5.5m.
Scottish Water Turbines Geocrab Isle Of Harris
Received 7 Jun 2013 - Decided13/00290/FFPAES
Development of a 16 cage fish farm with feed barge. Cages to be circular, of 100m in circumference in a 60m grid and arranged in 2 groups of 8.
Maaey Fish Farm Uskivagh Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula
Received 7 Jun 2013 - Decided13/00291/COU
Change of use of land to site a Temporary Building for HRFCA use
Community Centre Pier Road Tarbert Isle Of Harris HS3 3DJ
Received 10 Jun 2013 - Decided13/00285/SCR_L
Erect 60kW wind turbine: tower height 21.35m; blade tip height 29.95m
Wind Turbine The Dark Island Hotel Liniclate Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula
Received 5 Jun 2013 - Decided13/00292/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building
Agricultural Building Cala Brenish Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Jun 2013 - Decided13/00293/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building
Agricultural Building 2 Marybank Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Jun 2013
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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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