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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided14/00231/PPD
Erect single storey three bedroom house
6D Broker Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Jun 2014 - Decided14/00232/PPD
Create lay-by and access to croft
Agricultural Building 4 Geshader Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Jun 2014 - Decided14/00233/PPD
Erect agricultural building
Agricultural Building 2 Govig Isle Of Harris
Received 16 Jun 2014 - Decided14/00235/PPD
External painting to tower portion of An Lanntair and 3 windows
An Lanntair Kenneth Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DS
Received 18 Jun 2014 - Decided12/00346/PPW
Installation of Aircon 10S, 10Kw wind turbine, 7.5m rotor diameter on 15m hinged tower
Bornish House 11 Bornish Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SA
Received 19 Jun 2012 - Decided12/00639/PPW
Installation of 50kW wind turbine, 18m hub, 16m blade diameter
Wind Turbine 13 Bornish Isle Of South Uist
Received 19 Oct 2012 - Decided13/00262/PPW
Erect 10kW wind turbine, 12m hub height, 6.2 blade diameter, 15.1 tip height
Wind Turbine 2 Frobost Isle Of South Uist
Received 23 May 2013 - Decided14/00237/PPD
Extend house
Hillcrest Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LA
Received 18 Jun 2014 - Decided14/00238/PPD
Alterations & extension to house
289 Kilpheder Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TB
Received 18 Jun 2014 - Decided14/00239/MSC
Erect House
28D Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Jun 2014 - Decided14/00240/PPD
Construction of new garage
1 Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9PN
Received 19 Jun 2014 - Decided14/00241/PPD
Erect Bunk House
Bunkhouse 2 Carishader Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Jun 2014 - Decided14/00242/PPD
Extend shed to provide cattle shelter
213 Stoneybridge Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SD
Received 19 Jun 2014 - Decided14/00243/PPP
Erect House
41A Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 18 Jun 2014 - Decided14/00244/PPD
Extend house - by extending an existing extension by 3 metres and raising its roof
47B Back Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LQ
Received 23 Jun 2014 - Decided14/00245/SCR_L
Screening Opinion for the erection of 2 x 20kW turbines, hub height 20m, height to blade tip 27.131m
Goathill Farm Turbines Sand Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 22 Jun 2014 - Decided14/00246/PPD
Erect New Primary School, sports facilities, play areas, parking areas and hard-standings, following phased demolition of existing buildings
Sgoil Uibhist A Tuath Bayhead Isle Of North Uist
Received 24 Jun 2014 - Decided14/00247/COU
Change of use of part of dwelling house to retail use and erection of retail shop
Sea In Design Shop 13A Ballantrushal Isle Of Lewis HS2 0RG
Received 25 Jun 2014 - Decided14/00248/PPD
Erect house
45A Fivepenny Borve Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Jun 2014 - Decided14/00249/PPD
Erection of 3 camping pods
Camping Pods 14 Northton Isle Of Harris
Received 25 Jun 2014 - Decided14/00250/PPD
Demolish existing ruin and erect dwelling house
20 Kyles Scalpay Isle Of Harris HS3 3BS
Received 25 Jun 2014 - Decided14/00251/OHL
33kv Overhead Line and Low Voltage Underground Cable to Bunavoneadar Hydro Scheme
Overhead Line Bunavoneader Isle Of Harris
Received 25 Jun 2014 - Decided14/00252/PPD
Erection of a steel-framed garage
Gatehouse 69 Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9NX
Received 25 Jun 2014 - Decided14/00253/SCR_L
Extraction of sand
Sand Pit Vallay Island Claddach Vallay Sollas Isle Of North Uist
Received 26 Jun 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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