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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 dates12,174Searchable applications
76Recorded as pending
99%Approval rate · 9,712 approved or refused records
141Refused applications
9,571 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Dec 1993 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided16/00109/ADV
Attach exterior signage
An Lanntair Kenneth Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DS
Received 18 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00111/TEL
Proposed Telecommunications Equipment Upgrade
Mast Barvas Moor Barvas Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00112/TEL
Replacement of existing antennas and supporting steelwork, and the installation of RRU's and transmission dishes to the existing lattice tower
Cleit Nisabost Mast Borve Isle Of Harris
Received 21 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00113/TEL
Replacement of existing antennas and supporting steelwork, and the installation of RRU's and transmission dishes to the existing lattice tower.
Telecommunications Mast Ceadraiseal Breasclete Isle Of Lewis
Received 22 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00115/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building
Agricultural Building 28 Loch Street Barvas Isle Of Lewis
Received 22 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00116/PPD
Erect two-storey flat-roofed extension
Beacon Light Locheport Isle Of North Uist HS6 5EU
Received 23 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00117/PPD
Alter and Extend Dwelling House
22B Cross Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2UF
Received 23 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00118/PPD
Improve access road to byre & provide parking & turning at byre
Byre 17 Ormiclate Isle Of South Uist
Received 23 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00119/TEL
Install BT Cabinet
Broadband Cabinet Upper Aird Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00120/TEL
Install Broadband Cabinet
Broadband Cabinet New Garrabost Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00121/PPD
Extend mill building, realign junction, landscape ground to south east of mill and create access for fire brigade pump
Harris Tweed Hebrides Limited Harris Tweed Mill North Shawbost Isle Of Lewis HS2 9BD
Received 23 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00122/TEL
Replacement of existing antennas and supporting steelwork, and the installation of RRU's and transmission dishes to the existing lattice tower
Mast Airidhbhruach Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00126/TEL
Install BT Cabinet
Broadband Cabinet Barvas Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00127/PPD
Erect timber hut to be used as a shelter for anglers
Fishing Hut Bornish Isle Of South Uist
Received 24 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00128/PPD
Erect timber hut to be used as a shelter for anglers
Fishing Hut Grogarry Isle Of South Uist
Received 24 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00129/TEL
Replacement of existing antennas and supporting steelwork, and the installation of RRU's and transmission dishes to the existing lattice tower
Kyles Lodge Mast Glen Kyles Leverburgh Isle Of Harris
Received 24 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00130/PPD
Erect garage
Cnoc Corra 4A Scaristavore Isle Of Harris HS3 3HX
Received 24 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00131/PPD
Erect house as amended
29A Liniclate Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula
Received 25 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00132/PPD
Erect house. Install air source heat pump.
99 North Tolsta Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00133/PPD
Erect sun lounge extension
5 Carishader Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9ER
Received 29 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00134/PPD
Erect front extension
22 Melbost Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0BG
Received 29 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00135/PPD
Erect private garage and site storage container
Garage 23 Scalpay Isle Of Harris
Received 29 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00136/PPD
Restore & extend former house
Schoolside Cottage Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 29 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00137/AGRIC
Erect agricultural shed
Ben View 183 Snishival Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SG
Received 29 Mar 2016
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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