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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided14/00353/PPD
Brevig Pier improvements - slipway, strengthening, vehicle turning
Brevig Pier Brevig Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 19 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00354/PPD
Install Air Source Heat Pump
9 Leonard Place Daliburgh Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SU
Received 19 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00355/PPD
Install footbridge and supporting plinths
Footbridge Obain Honary Lochportain Isle Of North Uist
Received 19 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00356/PPD
Alter storm window roofs and create vehicular access
16A Portnaguran Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0HD
Received 22 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00357/PPD
Create new access to Vallay House
Croft House 9 Scaristavore Isle Of Harris HS3 3HX
Received 22 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00358/PPD
Hebridean Way walking trail works
Walking Trail Craigston Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 22 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00359/PPD
Construction of turf dyke pathway and aggregate path and three timber bridges
Pathway And Bridges Gleann Horsacleit And Gleann Uachdrach Leverburgh Isle Of Harris
Received 22 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00360/PPD
Erect house and gallery. Install air source heat pump.
5B Dalbeg Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00353/SCR_L
Brevig Pier improvements - slipway, strengthening; vehicle turning
Brevig Pier Brevig Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 19 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00361/PPD
Construct timber bridge
Allt Borgh Beag Bridge Borve Isle Of Harris
Received 24 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00362/PPD
Construct timber bridge
Gil Meodal Bridge Horgabost Isle Of Harris
Received 24 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00363/PPD
Construct timber bridge
Abhainn Sheileboist Bridge Seilebost Isle Of Harris
Received 24 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00364/ADV
Erect signboard
Signboard Borve Berneray Isle Of North Uist
Received 24 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00365/PPP
Erect dwellinghouse
5B North Locheynort Isle Of South Uist
Received 24 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00366/PPD
Erect front porch and erect extension at rear of house
2 Balmerino Drive Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2TD
Received 24 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00367/PPD
Installation of 1 electrical vehicle charging post, within rear car park
Lews Castle College Castle Grounds Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS2 0XR
Received 25 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00368/PPD
Erect agricultural building
Beasdale Callanish Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DY
Received 26 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00369/PPD
Construct kitchen extension. Erect portal frame greenhouse & external boundary wall.
Grimsay Church Scotvein Grimsay Isle Of North Uist HS6 5JA
Received 29 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00371/LBC
Alter internal layout, replace external door and create new external door opening
Highlands And Islands Enterprise James Square 9 James Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2QN
Received 29 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00372/AGRIC
Erect shed
Shed Garrymore 7 Griminish Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula
Received 29 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00373/PPD
New single-track road, including causeway crossing of partially tidal inlet, to provide vehicle access to Crofts 12A & 12B Kallin
12A Kallin Grimsay Isle Of North Uist
Received 30 Sept 2014 - Decided14/00374/COU
Form additional 2 flats at first and second floor level with new rear raised wallhead extension
5 - 9 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Oct 2014 - Decided14/00375/FFSCSC
Replacement of existing marine fish farm from 16 x 29m diameter cages (arranged in 2 groups of 2 x4) within a 60m grid with 16 x 38.2m diameter cages (arranged in 2 groups of 2 x 4) in a 90m grid. A feedbarge will be moored between the centre of the cage groups.
Marine Site Site At Eughlam East Loch Roag Kirkibost Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 2 Oct 2014 - Decided14/00376/PPD
Erect House and install air source heat pump
Glebe House Park Carloway Isle Of Lewis
Received 2 Oct 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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