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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
Conservation areas4 mapped area records
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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
- Decided15/00338/PPD
Erect house
33C Upper Carloway Carloway Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Aug 2015 - Decided15/00339/PPD
Erect domestic outbuilding (Retrospective)
6 Millar Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RX
Received 19 Aug 2015 - Decided15/00340/PPD
Alter and extend house
135 Benside Newmarket Isle Of Lewis HS2 0EA
Received 20 Aug 2015 - Decided15/00341/TEL
Install and replace telecommunications equipment
Mast Stornoway Golf Club Castle Grounds Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 20 Aug 2015 - Decided15/00342/FULTEL
Installation of 2 no 300mm microwave transmission dishes with ancillary development
Radio Relay Tower South Glendale Isle Of South Uist
Received 12 Aug 2015 - Decided15/00343/PPP
Erect house
28B Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 21 Aug 2015 - Decided15/00345/PPW
Erect 30kW wind turbine, 13.12m rotor diameter, 24m to the hub
Wind Turbine 34 Habost Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 Aug 2015 - Decided15/00346/PPW
Erect 30kW wind turbine, 13.12m rotor diameter, 24m to the hub
Wind Turbine 27 Borve Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 Aug 2015 - Decided15/00345/SCR_L
Erect 30kW wind turbine, 13.12m rotor diameter, 24m to the hub
Wind Turbine 34 Habost Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 Aug 2015 - Decided15/00346/SCR_L
Erect 30kW wind turbine, 13.12m rotor diameter, 24m to the hub
Wind Turbine 27 Borve Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 Aug 2015 - Decided15/00347/SCR_L
Extraction of sand and gravel
I A And C Maciver Sand Quarry Carnish Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 20 Aug 2015 - Decided15/00348/SCR_L
Erect converter station and substation
Area 3 Arnish Arnish Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Aug 2015 - Decided15/00350/PPD
Erect house
6B Gearradubh Grimsay Isle Of North Uist
Received 27 Aug 2015 - Decided15/00351/PPD
Erect agricultural shed with access road
8B Aird Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 27 Aug 2015 - Decided15/00354/COU
Change of use from office to residential (use class 9) as temporary homeless accommodation
Office 26 Winfield Way Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LH
Received 26 Aug 2015 - Decided15/00355/COU
Change of use from retail shop to dwellinghouse
27B Upper Shader Isle Of Lewis HS2 0RQ
Received 27 Aug 2015 - Decided15/00356/ADV
Erect internally illuminated Entrance panel, internally illuminated Pole Sign, internally illuminated Service and Parts wall mounted sign and two non-illuminated wall mounted directional signs
Lavas Garage Marybank Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DF
Received 1 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00357/PPP
Erect house
Plot 2 1 Borve Isle Of Harris
Received 1 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00358/FULTEL
Erect X-band radar antenna and broadband antenna
Lighthouse Butt Of Lewis Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0XH
Received 1 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00358/LBC
Erect X-band radar antenna and Broadband Antenna
Lighthouse Butt Of Lewis Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0XH
Received 1 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00360/AGRIC
Erect agricultural shed, with groundworks undertaken only during the period 1st September to 30th April the following year.
Clachan Seille 19 Tigharry Isle Of North Uist HS6 5DE
Received 2 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00361/PPD
Erect shed
4A Milton Isle Of South Uist HS8 5RY
Received 2 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00362/PPD
Erect house and site caravan for a temporary period
Mill Croft Claddach Kyles Isle Of North Uist
Received 2 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00363/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building and form access
Fjelltopp 26A Valtos Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9HR
Received 3 Sept 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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