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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
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Na h-Eileanan Siar. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Garage 18 Newvalley Laxdale Isle Of Lewis
Received 17 Jun 20151A Grimshader Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 17 Jun 20155C Dalbeg Isle Of Lewis
Received 22 Jun 2015Agricultural Shed 77 Lower Borve Isle Of Barra
Received 22 Jun 2015The Croft 21B Valtos Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Jun 201547A Swainbost Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Jun 201532 Ranish Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9NN
Received 25 Jun 201527C Aignish Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Jun 2015Unit 3 Barvas Industrial Estate Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0RB
Received 26 Jun 201588A Upper Borve Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 26 Jun 2015SGRPID Office Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LA
Received 29 Jun 2015Fire Station Leverburgh Isle Of Harris HS5 3TL
Received 29 Jun 201527 Braighe Road Branahuie Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Jul 2015Navrig 1 Mackellaig Place Daliburgh Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TG
Received 1 Jul 20155 Baile Na Cille Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5ND
Received 1 Jul 2015St Duthus House 46 Church Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2JE
Received 2 Jul 2015Caravan 1 Mangersta Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 3 Jul 2015Turbines 26 Kirkibost Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 3 Jul 201520 Ashdaill Cottages Bayhead Isle Of North Uist HS6 5DX
Received 6 Jul 2015Play Area North Tolsta Isle Of Lewis
Received 8 Jul 20151 Heath Park Breaclete Breaclete Bernera Isle Of Lewis HS2 9LU
Received 8 Jul 20157 Broadbay View Back Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LA
Received 8 Jul 20151 Macsween Terrace Upper Aird Upper Aird Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0EP
Received 8 Jul 20154 Macsween Drive Upper Aird Upper Aird Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0ER
Received 8 Jul 2015Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart 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.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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