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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided15/00129/LBC
Restoration of the Porter's Lodge House and arched gateway to Lews Castle Grounds
Porters Lodge Castle Grounds Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Apr 2015 - Decided15/00130/FFPA
Install 3 x 300m longlines with moorings for the growing of mussels
Eilean Risay Shellfish Farm East Loch Roag Breasclete Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Apr 2015 - Decided15/00131/FFPA
Install 4 x 150m longlines with moorings for the growing of mussels
Crulivig Island Shellfish Farm East Loch Roag Crulivig Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Apr 2015 - Decided15/00132/FFPA
Install 1 x 400m longline with mooring for the growing of mussels
Vuja Beag Shellfish Farm West Loch Roag Reef Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Apr 2015 - Decided15/00133/FFPA
Install 3 x 300m longlines with moorings for the growing of mussels
Loch An Stroim Shellfish Farm West Loch Roag Geshader Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Apr 2015 - Decided15/00134/FFPAES
Replace the existing marine fish farm (comprising 12 x 28.6m diameter cages) with 8 x 38.2m diameter cages; and install a feed barge. Note Feb 2021 - Site ownership transferred to MOWI
Marine Site Trilleachan Mor Fish Farm Loch Seaforth Maraig Isle Of Harris
Received 10 Apr 2015 - Decided15/00135/COU
Change of use from shop to tattoo studio
88A Keith Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2JH
Received 10 Apr 2015 - Decided15/00137/LBC
Bastion wall repairs; Castle steps restoration; and sunken garden walls/steps restoration
Terrace And Sunken Garden Castle Grounds Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Apr 2015 - Decided15/00138/LBC
Localised repairs and restoration of the crenellated sea wall, involving the rebuild of failing sections of wall to match the original height and profile; restoration to utilise salvaged rubble and to incorporate drainage outlets
Sea Wall Castle Grounds Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Apr 2015 - Decided15/00141/PPD
Erect house
9A Ferry Road Leverburgh Isle Of Harris
Received 14 Apr 2015 - Decided15/00142/LBC
Alteration and conversion to office spaces
Highlands And Islands Enterprise James Square 9 James Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2QN
Received 13 Apr 2015 - Decided15/00143/AGRIC
Construction of access road
15 Brenish Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9HB
Received 15 Apr 2015 - Decided15/00145/COU
Site temporary portable office building for additional space relating to electrical contracting business
A Campbell Electrical Services Ltd Unit 2 Mossend Industrial Estate Rathad A' Mhaoir Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2SG
Received 15 Apr 2015 - Decided15/00146/FULTEL
Installation of 4 No antenna, 2 No dishes and 1 No cabinet, together with ancillary development thereto
Telecommunications Mast Battery Point Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Apr 2015 - Decided15/00148/PPD
Extend house
32 Barony Square Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2TQ
Received 16 Apr 2015 - Decided15/00137/PPD
New fountain and shelter
Terrace And Sunken Garden Castle Grounds Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Apr 2015 - Decided15/00150/PPD
Alterations and extension to existing dwellinghouse
Crosswinds Garyvard Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9QD
Received 17 Apr 2015 - Decided15/00151/TEL
Install telecommunications apparatus
Telecommunications Apparatus Seaforth Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 13 Apr 2015 - Decided15/00152/FULTEL
Installation of 1 x DSLAM cabinet
DSLAM Cabinet Bayhead Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 17 Apr 2015 - Decided15/00153/PPD
Erect Keder greenhouse 10m x 4m, plus outrigger 10m x 2m
Cothrom Limited Training Centre Ormiclate Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SB
Received 17 Apr 2015 - Decided15/00154/TEL
Installation of Broadband cabinet
DSLAM Cabinet Callanish Isle Of Lewis
Received 20 Apr 2015 - Decided15/00155/PPD
Extend house
2 Ahmor Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist HS6 5BW
Received 21 Apr 2015 - Decided15/00156/PPD
Extend house
Rhu Dubh North Lochboisdale Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TN
Received 21 Apr 2015 - Decided15/00157/FULTEL
Small Radwin antennas to be fitted onto a pole upon the building at a height of approximately 8m AGL
The Pier Main Street Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 22 Apr 2015
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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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