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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
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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided14/00119/PPD
Erect house
79B Lower Borve Isle Of Barra
Received 27 Mar 2014 - Decided14/00120/PPD
Erect house
3 - 4 Knock Carloway Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Mar 2014 - Decided14/00121/PPP
Erect House
8A Vatisker Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 31 Mar 2014 - Decided14/00123/COU
Change of use from community building to dwelling house
Tigh Ceilidh Heatherhill Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QS
Received 31 Mar 2014 - Decided14/00125/AGRIC
Erect polytunnel
Polytunnel 2A Tolstachaolais Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Apr 2014 - Decided14/00127/PPD
Erection of house & garage, formation of access, septic tank & associated drainage, installation of solar panels
4A Eoligarry Isle Of Barra
Received 3 Apr 2014 - Decided14/00128/PPD
Partial demolition of existing lean-to extension and erect porch and utility room.
1 Rhenigidale Isle Of Harris HS3 3BD
Received 28 Mar 2014 - Decided14/00129/PPD
Formation of two electric car charging points
Vehicle Charging Points South Beach Quay Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 31 Mar 2014 - Decided14/00131/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building
Agricultural Building 30 Borve Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Apr 2014 - Decided14/00133/PPD
Erect steel frame building for use of a boat building workshop
Boat Building Workshop 3 Marvig Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Apr 2014 - Decided14/00134/PPD
Erect house and temporary static caravan
10 Garyvard Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Apr 2014 - Decided14/00135/COU
Renewal of planning permission for change of use of land to retain temporary canteen provision for a further five years
Canteen Servery The Nicolson Institute 4 Springfield Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 8 Apr 2014 - Decided14/00136/COU
Change of use of land to create 3 campervan pitches and install chemical toilet disposal point
Spors Nis - Mobile Home Pitches Lionel School Lionel Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 9 Apr 2014 - Decided14/00137/PPD
Application under Section 42 for planning permission for the development of land pursuant to Planning Permission 13/00215 without complying with Conditions 38, 39 and 41
Druim Leathann Windfarm North Tolsta Isle Of Lewis
Received 9 Apr 2014 - Decided14/00139/FOREST
Long Term Forest Plan
Coille Ghlinn Gheireasdail Claddach Vallay Sollas Isle Of North Uist
Received 11 Apr 2014 - Decided14/00140/FOREST
Long Term Forest Plan - consultation
Aline Community Woodland Aline Isle Of Lewis
Received 31 Mar 2014 - Decided14/00141/COU
Change of use from store to car valet service
M And M Powerwashing 8 - 10 Inaclete Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RB
Received 11 Apr 2014 - Decided14/00142/CONSG
BT Superfast Broadband Sub-sea Cable: Carnan, South Uist - Dunvegan
Broadband Line Carnan Eochar Isle Of South Uist
Received 10 Apr 2014 - Decided14/00143/PPD
Extension to form sitting room, 1 bedroom with en-suite bathroom
31 Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9PN
Received 14 Apr 2014 - Decided14/00144/CONSG
BT Superfast Broadband Sub-sea Cable: Stornoway - Ullapool
Broadband Line Braighe Road Branahuie Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Apr 2014 - Decided14/00145/CONSG
BT Superfast Broadband Sub-sea Cable: South Uist - Eriskay
Broadband Line Ludaig East Kilbride Isle Of South Uist
Received 14 Apr 2014 - Decided14/00146/CONSG
BT Superfast Broadband Sub-sea Cable: Eriskay - Barra
Broadband Line Coilleag Eriskay Isle Of South Uist
Received 14 Apr 2014 - Decided14/00147/FFPAES
Installation of a new salmon farming site consisting of 20 pens each of 100m circumference, arranged in 2 no groups (2 x 5 configuration) held in a 75m matrix; one raft and one 220 tonne Seamate Barge feed system, sited between group 1 and group 2
Caolas A Deas Loch Shell Eishken Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Apr 2014 - Decided14/00148/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building
68A Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Apr 2014
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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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