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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided14/00032/PPP
Erect house
4 Claddach Vallay Sollas Isle Of North Uist
Received 24 Jan 2014 - Decided14/00033/AGRIC
Erect shed and byre
Shed And Byre 7 Bornish Isle Of South Uist
Received 27 Jan 2014 - Decided14/00034/PPP
Erect dwelling house
21 Vatisker Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Jan 2014 - Decided14/00035/PPP
Erect dwelling house
22C Vatisker Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Jan 2014 - Decided14/00036/SCR_L
Proposed run of river hydro-electric scheme
Hydro-Electric Scheme Arnol Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Jan 2014 - Decided14/00037/SCR_L
Erect 50 KW wind turbine, height to hub 24m, rotor diameter 16m
Wind Turbine Brue Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Jan 2014 - Decided14/00038/SCR_L
Erect 50 KW wind turbine
Wind Turbine Aline Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Jan 2014 - Decided14/00039/PPD
Installation of air source heat pump
2 Morrison Terrace Tong Isle Of Lewis HS2 0HP
Received 29 Jan 2014 - Decided14/00040/PPD
Extension to existing guest house
Braighe House Guest House 20 Braighe Road Branahuie Branahuie Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0BQ
Received 30 Jan 2014 - Decided14/00041/PPD
Increase the number of caravan/camping pitches within existing caravan/campsite area
Kneep Grazings Comittee Public Convenience Kneep Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 30 Jan 2014 - Decided14/00042/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building
Agricultural Building 25 Habost Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 30 Jan 2014 - Decided14/00043/PPD
Extend house
12B Seilebost Isle Of Harris HS3 3HP
Received 31 Jan 2014 - Decided14/00044/LBC
Internal alterations and works to create rooms and self-catering apartments on the mezzanine, first, second and third floors, ancillary to the use of Lews Castle as a Hotel
Lews Castle Castle Grounds Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS2 0XP
Received 3 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00045/OHL
33kV Overhead line to Monan Community Wind Turbine
Overhead Line Ceann An Ora Ardhasaig Isle Of Harris
Received 3 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00046/COU
Change of use from school to uses as listed:a) former classrooms to museum, archive and folk museum workshop & meeting room charity shopb) Croilegan area to retail space for charity shopc) canteen/kitchen to cafe and exhibition area
Balallan School Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9PN
Received 3 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00047/ADV
Erect fascia and projecting signs
Clydesdale Bank 23 South Beach Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2BJ
Received 3 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00048/PPD
Refurbishment of existing facade - replacement of timber windows for PPC aluminium in dark grey, light grey porcelain tile cladding to column/pilaster with dark grey base course and re-alignment of the fascia sign to sit over column head coping.
Clydesdale Bank 23 South Beach Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2BJ
Received 3 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00049/AGRIC
Erect Shed
Game Keepers Cottage Langass Isle Of North Uist HS6 5HA
Received 4 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00050/CONSG
Screening Opinion View - request from Scottish Ministers for proposed 33kV Overhead line to Monan Community Wind Turbine
Overhead Line Ceann An Ora Ardhasaig Isle Of Harris
Received 3 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00051/AGRIPA
Erect agricultural building
Agricultural Building 25 Habost Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 4 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00052/AGRIC
Extend shed
102 Upper Borve Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XR
Received 4 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00053/PPD
Erect storage shed
Anchorage Restaurant Pier Road Leverburgh Isle Of Harris HS5 3UB
Received 3 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00054/LBC
Change of use to create two flats, repairs and alterations
61 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 4 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00055/PPD
Erect two semi detached houses
21 Lingerbay Isle Of Harris
Received 4 Feb 2014
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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