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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
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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
- Decided14/00056/AGRIPA
Erect agricultural storage building
37 Swainbost Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0TA
Received 5 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00057/PPD
Installation of 45m pontoon at Keose shorebase which serves Marine Harvest fish farms in Loch Erisort
Pontoon Tavay Island Keose Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 6 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00058/AGRIC
Erect greenhouse
16 Hacklete Bernera Isle Of Lewis HS2 9ND
Received 6 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00059/FFPA
Addition of an automated 10.8m x 15.6m 20t capacity feed barge to existing salmon site
Sandavaig Fish Farm South Ford Lochcarnan Isle Of South Uist
Received 6 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00060/PPD
Erect 3 wind turbines; hub height 18.74m, height to blade tip 21.5m
Scottish Water Water Treatment Works Bayhead Isle Of North Uist
Received 12 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00061/PPD
Erect 3 wind turbines; hub height 18.74m, height to blade tip 21.5m
Water Treatment Works Stoneybridge Isle Of South Uist
Received 12 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00062/PPD
Erect 3 wind turbines; hub height 18.74m, height to blade tip 21.5m
Wind Turbines Market Stance Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 12 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00063/PPD
Erect 3 wind turbines; hub height 15.25m, height to blade tip 18m
Wind Turbines Minish Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 13 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00064/PPD
Erect single Harbon HWT60 turbine on a 24m tower with 16m rotor diameter
Wind Turbine Outend Scalpay Isle Of Harris
Received 13 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00065/PPP
Erect house
35C Breasclete Isle Of Lewis
Received 13 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00066/PPD
Extend house
Mo Dhachaidh Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist HS6 5AA
Received 14 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00067/PPD
Construction of 3 shelters for the purpose of shooting under cover and construction of 2 skeet towers for the purpose of shooting the skeet discipline, and floodlighting
Gun Club Aline Isle Of Lewis
Received 14 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00068/PPD
Demolish existing porch and extend house to provide accessible bathroom
Kelp Cottage Locheport Isle Of North Uist HS6 5EU
Received 14 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00069/PPD
Alter and extend dwelling house and demolish outbuildings
Caladh 44 Gress Isle Of Lewis HS2 0NB
Received 17 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00012/AGRIPA
Erect agricultural building
Agricultural Shed Glebe Hougharry Isle Of North Uist
Received 17 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00070/PPD
Erect water treatment building and raw water pumping station kiosk at Loch nan Geadh and construct a pumping station kiosk and temporary clear water tank at existing WTW
Water Treatment Works Minish Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 14 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00071/PPD
Erect house and install free standing solar array
3B Meavaig North Meavaig Isle Of Harris
Received 18 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00072/PPD
Alterations to front elevation to include new windows & entrance lobby and resultant reconfiguration of disabled parking.
CWS Retail Coop Store Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5PG
Received 20 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00073/PPD
Erect cottage
1A Minish Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 21 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00075/PPD
Installation of air source heat pump
Blacksheep House Carminish Strond Isle Of Harris HS5 3UD
Received 21 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00076/PPD
Erect polytunnel
Polytunnel 15 Aird Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 24 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00077/PPD
Create new access and erect two houses
11 Horgabost Isle Of Harris
Received 25 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00079/PPD
Erect house
3 East Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 25 Feb 2014 - Decided14/00080/PPD
Erect stable block (retrospective)
Stable 18A Garrabost Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 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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