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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9,571 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided16/00138/PPD
Site Portacabin (Renewal)
Post Office 44 Crossbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9NP
Received 29 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00139/PPD
Install 2 air-conditioning units, install ventilation system (retrospective), install air-conditioning intake and extract ducts, block up existing doorway and replace with window and re-roof laundry building.
Royal Hotel 81 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DG
Received 30 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00140/PPD
Change of Use from former loom shed and shop to single dwellinghouse; change of use from agricultural byre into a domestic utility building; and creation of a hardstanding.
Pier House Locheport Isle Of North Uist HS6 5EU
Received 30 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00141/TEL
Install Broadband Cabinet
Broadband Cabinet Keose Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00142/TEL
Install Broadband Cabinet
Broadband Cabinet Garyvard Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00144/PPD
Change of Use from Workshop to Dwelling
Workshop 22 Arnol Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DB
Received 31 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00145/PPD
Extension to front elevation of house to form conservatory
206 Bakers Road Newmarket Isle Of Lewis HS2 0EA
Received 31 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00146/PPPM
Construction of a High Voltage Direct Current Converter Station and ancillary infrastructure (incorporating a 132kV/33kV substation) on land at Arnish Point. The development is located on prepared land allocated for industrial uses. Part of the site includes a rock outcrop which will be removed as part of the development.
Area 3 Arnish Arnish Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Apr 2016 - Decided16/00147/PPD
Erect front extension to existing dwelling
17A Coll Isle Of Lewis HS2 0JR
Received 1 Apr 2016 - Decided16/00148/PPP
Erect house and construct access
15A Lingerbay Isle Of Harris
Received 4 Apr 2016 - Decided16/00150/FFPA
Install four 100m circumference freshwater reservoir pens and a pipe; install pump; and deepen abstraction pool (by 1m maximum)
Marine Site Bunavoneader Isle Of Harris
Received 4 Apr 2016 - Decided16/00151/PPD
Erect Detached Garage
5 Aird Tong Isle Of Lewis HS2 0HT
Received 4 Apr 2016 - Decided16/00152/PPD
Site Container For Domestic Garage (Retrospective)
Garage 2 Leverhulme Drive Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 4 Apr 2016 - Decided16/00154/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 4 Apr 2016 - Decided16/00155/TEL
Install Broadband Cabinet
Broadband Cabinet Achmore Isle Of Lewis
Received 6 Apr 2016 - Decided16/00156/TEL
Install Broadband Cabinet
Broadband Cabinet Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 6 Apr 2016 - Decided16/00157/AGRIC
Erect Polycrub
Polycrub 2B Tolstachaolais Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Apr 2016 - Decided16/00158/PPD
Extension to dwelling
Ceol Na Mara 7B Nunton Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LU
Received 7 Apr 2016 - Decided16/00159/FULTEL
Installation of 1no. DSLAM cabinet measuring 1300mm x 450mm x 1430mm
Broadband Cabinet West Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 8 Apr 2016 - Decided16/00160/TEL
Replacement of existing antennas and supporting steelwork, and the installation of RRU's and a transmission dish to the existing lattice tower.
Telecommunications Mast Market Stance Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 6 Apr 2016 - Decided16/00161/TEL
Replacement of existing antennas and supporting steelwork, and the installation of RRU's and a transmission dish to the existing lattice tower.
Telecommunications Mast Howmore Isle Of South Uist
Received 6 Apr 2016 - Decided16/00162/TEL
Installation of broadband cabinet (NORTHBAY PCP001)
Broadband Cabinet Bruernish Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 6 Apr 2016 - Decided16/00163/TEL
Installation of Broadband Cabinet (LOCHEPORT PCP001)
Broadband Cabinet Carinish Isle Of North Uist
Received 6 Apr 2016 - Decided16/00164/TEL
Installation of Broadband Cabinet (LOCHEPORT PCP002)
Broadband Cabinet Clachan Locheport Isle Of North Uist
Received 6 Apr 2016
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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