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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided14/00305/COU
Ground floor - Change of Use from public house to create: 1 unit for Use Class 1 (Shop); First Floor to create 1 unit within Use Classes 1 - 3. Alter window and door openings, paint external walls, windows and doors and replace roof on rear extension.
Events Of Stornoway Limited 23 - 24 North Beach Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2XQ
Received 13 Aug 2014 - Decided14/00306/PPD
Erection of loomshed and car port
Soay Cottage West Tarbert Tarbert Isle Of Harris HS3 3BG
Received 14 Aug 2014 - Decided14/00307/PPP
Demolish existing building & erect single domestic dwelling
5A Grean Isle Of Barra
Received 15 Aug 2014 - Decided14/00308/PPP
Erect house
2A Minish Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 15 Aug 2014 - Decided14/00309/ADV
Erect signboard
Sign Carinish Isle Of North Uist
Received 15 Aug 2014 - Decided14/00310/PPD
Erect house
273A Daliburgh Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 18 Aug 2014 - Decided14/00312/PPD
Demolition of existing lean-to building, erect new extension and install air source heat pump
Sleatabhal 8 Sollas Isle Of North Uist HS6 5BS
Received 25 Aug 2014 - Decided14/00313/PPD
Extend House
27 New Shawbost North Shawbost Isle Of Lewis HS2 9BG
Received 25 Aug 2014 - Decided14/00314/PPD
Extend Dwelling
12 Builnacraig Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RY
Received 25 Aug 2014 - Decided14/00315/PPP
Erect house with integral garage
50 Knock Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Aug 2014 - Decided14/00316/RENEW
Install domestic air source heat pump
Clachan 3 Lochcarnan Isle Of South Uist HS8 5NU
Received 29 Aug 2014 - Decided14/00317/OHL
11kv Overhead Line
Overhead Line Gleann Dubhlinn Hydro Scheme Seilebost Isle Of Harris
Received 1 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00318/FFPAES
Install on existing site, 17 no fish farm pens each of 120m circumference, sited in a mooring grid with 75m spacing, configured in two groups; 1 group of 8 pens, 1 group of 9 pens. Retention of Sitenca 400t Feed Barge. Total site tonnage of 4050t.
Marine Site North Shore Loch Erisort Ranish Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Aug 2014 - Decided14/00187/SCR_L
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 29 Aug 2014 - Decided14/00319/OLE
Additional pole on existing 11000 volt overhead line
Overhead Line 2 Callanish Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Jul 2014 - Decided14/00320/PPD
Repair of existing Phase 2 coastal defences
Highlands And Islands Airports Benbecula Airport Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LW
Received 1 Sept 2014 - Local Review - Decision Upheld14/00321/PPD
Replacement of existing PVCu sash and case windows with PVCu windows at Nos 1 - 24
1 Murray Place Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2JB
Received 3 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00322/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building
Agricultural Building 30 Brenish Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 3 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00323/PPD
Creation of footpath, installation of bridghead and access bridge in connection with pontoon development
Marina East Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 3 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00324/PPD
Extension to museum & cafe, internal alterations, external landscaping & additional parking provision
Kildonan Museum Kildonan Isle Of South Uist HS8 5RZ
Received 4 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00325/PPD
Erect detached dwelling house
1A Lighthill Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 5 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00326/FFSCSC
Change of equipment from 14 x 90m cages to 16 x 90m cages
Marine Site Aird Taranaish East Loch Roag Kirkibost Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 5 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00327/PPD
Installation of bridgehead and 24m access bridge in connection with pontoon development
Pontoons Scalpay Isle Of Harris
Received 4 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00320/SCR_L
Repair of existing Phase 2 coastal defences
Highlands And Islands Airports Benbecula Airport Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LW
Received 5 Sept 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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