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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
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Na h-Eileanan Siar. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
46A Kentangaval Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 25 Jul 201346A Kentangaval Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 25 Jul 201310A Lower Sandwick Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Jul 2013Tigh Na Buaile 60 South Bragar Bragar Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DD
Received 30 Jul 2013Caravan 16 Holm Road Holm Isle Of Lewis
Received 30 Jul 20134 Orinsay Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 6 Aug 2013Cable Terminal Pole Coilleag Eriskay Isle Of South Uist
Received 5 Aug 2013Turbines Holm Point Sandwick Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Aug 20136 Memorial Avenue Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2QR
Received 7 Aug 2013137A Cross Skigersta Road Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0TD
Received 7 Aug 201324 Grimshader Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Aug 2013Turbines Holm Point Sandwick Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Aug 2013Sealladh Na Mara Rhue Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XD
Received 8 Aug 201311A Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 8 Aug 2013Kingswell 2A Laxdale Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DS
Received 12 Aug 2013Co Chomunn Eriskay Shop And Post Office Rubha Ban Eriskay Isle Of South Uist HS8 5JH
Received 14 Aug 2013Stomaigh Trianaid Carinish Isle Of North Uist HS6 5EJ
Received 15 Aug 2013Arnish 10 East Street Sandwick Isle Of Lewis HS2 0AG
Received 16 Aug 2013Seaweed Processing Yard Ahmor Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 19 Aug 2013Seaweed Processing Yard Ahmor Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 19 Aug 2013Store Pier Cheesebay Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 19 Aug 2013Caravan 22 Achmore Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Aug 2013Feed Store O' Er Wather Geocrab Isle Of Harris
Received 21 Aug 2013Balivanich Main Outfall Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 21 Aug 2013Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart 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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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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