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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided15/00364/PPD
Site five camping Ecopods & three ancillary services pods in an amended layout, install external boiler and flue (on bunkhouse); and alter vehicular access.
Bunkhouse And Eco-pods Knockline Bayhead Isle Of North Uist
Received 3 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00365/PPD
Erect house and install air source heat pump
39B Vatisker Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 4 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00366/COU
Alterations and works to existing flat to create HMO/en-suite guest room standard accommodation (4 double bedrooms)
32 Kenneth Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DR
Received 4 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00367/COU
Change of use from educational facility to residential property
Stoneybridge School Stoneybridge Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SD
Received 4 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00368/COU
Change of use from shop to coffee shop with alcohol licence and retail sales
Angus Smith Photographic Shop 14 Church Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DH
Received 7 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00369/COU
Installation of mobile home unit - holiday let
Mobile Home 20 Newvalley Laxdale Isle Of Lewis
Received 8 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00370/PPD
Erect polytunnel (polycrub)
Burnbank 54 Upper Carloway Carloway Isle Of Lewis HS2 9AG
Received 9 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00371/ADV
Erect roadsign
Road Sign Miavaig Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 9 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00372/AGRIC
Erect cattle shelter
22 Hacklett Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5PR
Received 9 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00373/PPD
Extend shop
Lewis Crofters Limited Island Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RD
Received 9 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00374/PPD
Install pipe to carry freshwater from Loch Mor to Creag Mhurchaidh Fish Farm, Loch Seaforth
Pipeline Loch Mor Maraig Isle Of Harris
Received 9 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00375/PPD
Erect house
15B Balla Eriskay Isle Of South Uist
Received 11 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00376/PPP
Erect house
21A New Tolsta Tolsta Isle Of Lewis
Received 11 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00377/PPD
Install Air Source Heat Pumps (Domestic) at Nos 13, 19, 24, 27, 29, and 31
13 Seaview Knock Knock Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0PD
Received 11 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00378/PPD
Install Air Source Heat Pumps (Domestic) at Nos 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 10
3 Park View Terrace Balallan Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9PS
Received 11 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00379/PPD
Alter and extend house
23A New Shawbost North Shawbost Isle Of Lewis HS2 9BG
Received 11 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00380/COU
Change of use of part general industrial building for use for special needs training
Angus Maciver Ltd 18A Bells Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RA
Received 11 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00381/PPD
Erect garage with first floor storage facility and balcony
37A Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9PN
Received 14 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00382/PPD
Erect detached garage
21A Coll Isle Of Lewis HS2 0JP
Received 15 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00383/AGRIC
Extension to Byre
101 Carnan Eochar Isle Of South Uist HS8 5QX
Received 15 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00384/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Shed
Aignish 15 Knockline Bayhead Isle Of North Uist HS6 5DT
Received 15 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00385/PPD
Erect 9m x 6m storage building
Raebhat House North Shawbost Isle Of Lewis HS2 9BD
Received 17 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00386/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building
Agricultural Building 12 South Shawbost Isle Of Lewis
Received 17 Sept 2015 - Decided15/00387/SCR_L
Install 2No 500kW wind turbines; hub height 30m; height to blade tip 46.3m
Wind Turbines Creag Na Bunaig Urgha Isle Of Harris
Received 17 Sept 2015
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start 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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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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