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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates12,174Searchable applications
76Recorded as pending
99%Approval rate · 9,706 approved or refused records
141Refused applications
9,565 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided16/00243/PPD
Extend and alter house
Rudha Shaighdinis 4 Locheport Isle Of North Uist HS6 5EX
Received 17 May 2016 - Decided16/00244/PPD
Erect office, storage & freezer space
Kallin Shellfish Kallin Grimsay Isle Of North Uist HS6 5HY
Received 17 May 2016 - Decided16/00245/PPD
Erect house
1B Shieldinish Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 17 May 2016 - Decided16/00246/PPD
Alter and extend house
5 Melbost Borve Isle Of Lewis HS2 0RR
Received 18 May 2016 - Decided16/00248/PPD
Alter and Extend Dwelling and form new access
12 Swordale Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0BP
Received 23 May 2016 - Decided16/00249/TEL
Installation of Broadband Cabinet
Broadband Cabinet Milking Hill Tong Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 May 2016 - Decided16/00250/TEL
Installation of Broadband Cabinet
Broadband Cabinet Arnol To Brue Arnol Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 May 2016 - Decided16/00252/PPD
Erect posts and stays and three galvanised wires above rylock stockfence for deer-proofing; maximum height: 2 metres.
Rowan Shelf Sidinish Locheport Isle Of North Uist HS6 5EX
Received 24 May 2016 - Decided16/00253/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building
Agricultural Building 8 Lionel Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 30 May 2016 - Decided16/00254/PPD
Erect house
16 Malaclate Sollas Isle Of North Uist
Received 30 May 2016 - Decided16/00255/PPP
Erect house, create new vehicular access and onsite parking
10B Strond Isle Of Harris
Received 30 May 2016 - Decided16/00256/PPD
Proposed change of use of existing agricultural building to a 3 bedroom dwelling house
4B Eoligarry Isle Of Barra
Received 30 May 2016 - Decided16/00258/PPD
Demolish existing porch and build new porch, garden wall and fence (retrospective)
34 St Brendan Road Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XJ
Received 1 Jun 2016 - Decided16/00259/PPD
Erect house, loom shed and site residential caravan
3B Eileanabuich Maraig Isle Of Harris
Received 31 May 2016 - Decided16/00260/PPD
Deconstruct existing stone culverts. Re-use stone to engineer 5 (five) stepped-pools across a 15.5metre length of the burn.
Culverts Fuarail Burn Morsgail Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Jun 2016 - Decided16/00261/TEL
Installation of Broadband Cabinet
Broadband Cabinet 2 Knock Carloway Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Jun 2016 - Decided16/00262/TEL
Installation of Broadband Cabinet
Broadband Cabinet Laxay Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Jun 2016 - Decided16/00263/TEL
Install Broadband Cabinet
Broadband Cabinet Port Of Ness Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Jun 2016 - Decided16/00264/TEL
Installation of Broadband Cabinet
Broadband Cabinet Shawbost Branch North Shawbost Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Jun 2016 - Decided16/00265/TEL
Install Broadband Cabinet
Broadband Cabinet 2 Swainbost Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Jun 2016 - Decided16/00266/TEL
Install Broadband Cabinet
Broadband Cabinet 2 Cross Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Jun 2016 - Decided16/00268/TEL
Install Broadband Cabinet
Broadband Cabinet Knockaird Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Jun 2016 - Decided16/00269/ADV
Advertising directional sign, double sided, 800mm x 500mm pole mounted on one existing pole and a matching pole to be erected
Road Sign Tolstachaolais Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Jun 2016 - Decided16/00270/PPD
To renovate and reroof ruin of byre adjacent to existing property to then be used as a shed for the property
228 Bruernish Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 1 Jun 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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