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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided14/00479/PPD
Demolition of toilet block and temporary building. Renovation, alteration and extensions to existing building to form shop/caf�/museum/exhibition spaces and offices
Buth An Rubha Shop And Cafe Old School Knock Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0BW
Received 18 Dec 2014 - Decided14/00480/PPD
Erection of an extension (12sqm) to the existing office building
Scottish Water Sewage Treatment Works Holm Point Sandwick Isle Of Lewis HS2 0AQ
Received 22 Dec 2014 - Decided14/00482/PPD
Construction of access track and hardstanding area to service previously consented wind turbine
Wind Turbine Horgabost Isle Of Harris
Received 23 Dec 2014 - Decided15/00001/PPD
Extend house and erect garage
Tynecastle 15A Aird Tong Isle Of Lewis HS2 0HT
Received 5 Jan 2015 - Decided14/00484/SCR_L
Erect Evance R9005 Turbine
Eilean Glas Lighthouse Scalpay Isle Of Harris
Received 23 Dec 2014 - Decided15/00003/OHL
11,000 volt overhead line
Overhead Lines Horgabost Isle Of Harris
Received 5 Jan 2015 - Decided15/00004/OHL
High Voltage Undergrounding
Overhead Line Lemreway Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 5 Jan 2015 - Decided15/00005/AGRIC
Erect agricultural shed
Agricultural Building 34 Habost Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Jan 2015 - Decided15/00006/PPD
Construction of access road and hardstanding/laydown area
Loch Sminig Wind Project Upper Barvas Barvas Isle Of Lewis
Received 8 Jan 2015 - Decided15/00007/OLE
Erect pole for new electricity supply
Garage 317A Kilpheder Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TB
Received 13 Jan 2015 - Decided15/00008/PPD
Erect extension
18 Knockaird Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0XF
Received 13 Jan 2015 - Decided15/00009/PPP
Erect House
4B Habost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 13 Jan 2015 - Decided15/00010/MIN
Re-working of existing Borrow Pits to excavate mineral aggregate for the purpose of using for base infill of footpath to be constructed adjacent to operation
Loch Na Moracha Borrow Pit Leverburgh Isle Of Harris
Received 13 Jan 2015 - Decided15/00011/PPD
Erect house; construct vehicular access; and install septic tanks, 16-panel solar array, an air source heat pump and a refuse collection platt.
New House Scotvein Grimsay Isle Of North Uist
Received 14 Jan 2015 - Decided15/00012/PPP
Erect dwelling house
1A Luskentyre Isle Of Harris
Received 15 Jan 2015 - Decided15/00013/PPW
Erect Evance R9000 5Kw on a 15m mast, height to hub 15m and to blade tip 17.7m
Wind Turbine 18 Upper Barvas Barvas Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Jan 2015 - Decided15/00014/PPD
Erect agricultural shed
Agricultural Building 30 Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Jan 2015 - Decided15/00015/PPD
Construction of locally sourced aggregate footpath and construction of timber boardwalk path
Aline Community Woodland Aline Isle Of Lewis
Received 20 Jan 2015 - Decided15/00016/PPD
Erect house and install air source heatpump
13A Tong Road Tong Isle Of Lewis
Received 20 Jan 2015 - Decided15/00017/AGRIC
Erect agricultural shed
Agricultural Shed 6 Goular Hougharry Isle Of North Uist
Received 20 Jan 2015 - Decided15/00018/PPW
Erection and installation of 5kw Evance R9000 wind turbine: 15 metre to hub, with 5.5 metre rotor diameter, to stand on 9.61m square base.
Wind Turbine 8 North Tolsta Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Jan 2015 - Decided15/00019/PPD
Install external Air Source Heat Pumps at No's 1 - 8 Sealladh Bharraidh
1 Sealladh Bharraidh West Kilbride Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TR
Received 21 Jan 2015 - Decided15/00020/PPD
Install external Air Source Heat Pumps at No's 1 - 6 Ionad Cheallaidh
1 Ionad Cheallaidh Ormiclate Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SB
Received 21 Jan 2015 - Decided15/00021/PPW
Erect Evance R9000 wind turbine, hub height 15m, blade tip height 17.75m
Wind Turbine 54 Cross Skigersta Road Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Jan 2015
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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