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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided15/00435/PPD
Extend existing shop to accommodate post office and storage. Create additional parking.
Engebret Limited Filling Station Sandwick Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2SL
Received 21 Oct 2015 - Decided15/00436/TEL
Install broadband cabinet
Broadband Cabinet Park Carloway Isle Of Lewis
Received 22 Oct 2015 - Decided15/00437/PPP
Erect house
Old Stockinish School Kyles Stockinish Isle Of Harris
Received 22 Oct 2015 - Decided15/00438/PPD
Erect loom shed & change use of agricultural land to residential curtilage
Hill House 11 West Tarbert Isle Of Harris HS3 3BG
Received 22 Oct 2015 - Decided15/00439/MIN
Extraction of gravel & rock
Macleans Haulage Contractors Criongrabhal Quarry Locheport Isle Of North Uist HS6 5EU
Received 22 Oct 2015 - Decided15/00440/PPD
Placement of wooden carved figure of a fisherman (retrospective)
Fisherman Sculpture Cromwell Street Quay Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 Oct 2015 - Decided15/00441/PPD
Placement of 4 No wooden seals in two flowerbeds (retrospective)
Seal Sculptures South Beach Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Oct 2015 - Decided15/00442/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building
8A New Garrabost Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0PL
Received 26 Oct 2015 - Decided15/00439/SCR_L
Extraction of gravel & rock
Macleans Haulage Contractors Criongrabhal Quarry Locheport Isle Of North Uist HS6 5EU
Received 22 Oct 2015 - Decided15/00443/PPD
Extend house
152 Skallary Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5UP
Received 26 Oct 2015 - Decided15/00444/PPD
Create new vehicular access from public road to light industrial workshop in former school
Workshop Ex Youth Hostel Kyles Stockinish Isle Of Harris HS3 3EJ
Received 26 Oct 2015 - Decided15/00445/PPD
Extend existing college building to provide additional education rooms and associated amenity spaces
Macaulay College CIC Macaulay Farm Lochs Road Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9JN
Received 27 Oct 2015 - Decided15/00446/PPW
Erection of an Orenda turbine, maximum tip height 41.769m, hub height 31.7m, output 51KW and associated access track and electric cabinet
Wind Turbine Lemreway Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Oct 2015 - Decided15/00448/OLE
Erect a new wooden pole on the existing 11,000 volt overhead line
Overhead Line Lower Barvas Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Oct 2015 - Decided15/00449/FFPA
Siting of 5no 12m x 14m rafts for the on-growing of oysters along with moorings. In addition, a grading raft will be held on site occasionally as work requires.
Sgeirislum Oyster Farm Bruernish Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 28 Oct 2015 - Decided15/00450/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building and create associated access
Agricultural Building 9 Kirkibost Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Oct 2015 - Decided15/00451/PPD
Erect house
6C Gramsdale Isle Of Benbecula
Received 2 Nov 2015 - Local Review - Decision Reversed15/00452/PPD
Erect house
14A Uachdar Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 2 Nov 2015 - Decided15/00453/PPD
Erect house & modify former house to use for ancillary storage
9A Middlequarter Sollas Isle Of North Uist
Received 4 Nov 2015 - Decided15/00454/COU
Conversion of dwelling houses into offices
83 Matheson Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2LB
Received 4 Nov 2015 - Decided15/00455/PPD
Replacement windows and doors
69A Keith Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2JH
Received 5 Nov 2015 - Decided15/00456/PPD
Replacement windows and doors at 25a, b, c, d Keith Street
25A Keith Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2JA
Received 5 Nov 2015 - Decided15/00457/PPD
Replacement windows and doors at 49a, b, 51& 53 Keith Street
49A Keith Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2JG
Received 5 Nov 2015 - Decided15/00458/AGRIC
Erect agricultural store and access road
Agricultural Building 41 North Tolsta Isle Of Lewis
Received 5 Nov 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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