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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided14/00178/PPD
Create All Weather Pitch, Erect 3m high fencing and the installation of flood lighting.
All Weather Pitch Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 6 May 2014 - Decided14/00179/PPD
Erect a steel portal building to replace current shed and garage
39 Newvalley Laxdale Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DN
Received 6 May 2014 - Decided14/00180/PPD
Erect house and install air source heat pump
191 Balnabodach Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 7 May 2014 - Decided14/00181/PPD
Erect domestic garage
Kyalami 15A Aird Tong Isle Of Lewis HS2 0HT
Received 9 May 2014 - Decided14/00182/PPD
Extend house
5 Urquhart Gardens Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2TX
Received 12 May 2014 - Decided14/00183/PPD
Alter and extend house
7B Knockaird Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0XF
Received 12 May 2014 - Decided14/00184/PPD
Create access and hardstanding; re-route overhead powerlines
Car Parking And Storage Perceval Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 12 May 2014 - Decided14/00186/PPD
Demolition of dereclict cottage and erect dwelling house
11A Northton Isle Of Harris
Received 13 May 2014 - Decided14/00187/COU
Change of use of building from bus garage to waste incinerator site (for animal by-products)
Waste Incinerator Site Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5PY
Received 9 May 2014 - Decided14/00188/PPD
Erect house & detached garage
6A Gearradubh Grimsay Isle Of North Uist
Received 13 May 2014 - Decided14/00189/PPD
Bring building back into use as a dwelling house and raise rear wall head.
Old Croft House 6 West Kilbride Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TT
Received 13 May 2014 - Decided14/00190/SCR_L
Erect wind turbine hub height 20.6m height to blade tip 27.2m
Wind Turbine 3 Grean Isle Of Barra
Received 13 May 2014 - Decided14/00191/PPD
Creation of a coastal path from Lochboisdale Post Office to Lochboisdale Hotel
Coastal Path Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 14 May 2014 - Decided14/00192/MSC
Erect house
65D Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 May 2014 - Decided14/00193/FFPAES
New fish farm comprising 16 x 32m diameter in cages of two groups (of 8 x 2 with a gap between groups) within a 60m grid layout. A feed barge will be moored alongside the cages, which is to be located to the north of the middle of the cage grid.
Fish Farm Scadabay Isle Of Harris
Received 20 May 2014 - Decided14/00194/PPD
Change ground floor windows to hotel main facade to create an enlarged window opening and the lowering of an existing window
Caledonian Hotel 5 South Beach Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2XY
Received 16 May 2014 - Decided14/00195/PPD
Erect house and air source heat pump
170B Earsary Isle Of Barra
Received 21 May 2014 - Decided14/00196/PPD
Install air source heat pump
Barra Childrens Centre Barra Pre School Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XD
Received 19 May 2014 - Decided14/00197/PPD
Variation of planning consent 14/00079/PPD to include the addition of a dormer window to the southern elevation of the dwelling house
3 East Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 21 May 2014 - Decided14/00198/COU
Change of use to Brewery, Public House, Visitor Centre and Shop
10 Shell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2BS
Received 21 May 2014 - Decided14/00200/PPD
Erect steel frame garage
61 Upper Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QH
Received 23 May 2014 - Decided14/00201/PPD
Site caravan
Caravan Creagorry Motors Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula
Received 23 May 2014 - Decided14/00203/PPD
Proposed Machair Interpretation Centre to include classroom, toilet and changing facilities. Existing service facilities for adjacent wind turbines to be incorporated into building.
Machair Interpretation Centre Hushinish North Harris Isle Of Harris
Received 23 May 2014 - Decided14/00204/PPD
Create parking area for 5 campervans with own facilities for seasonal use
Campsite Hushinish Isle Of Harris HS3 3AY
Received 23 May 2014
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.
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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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