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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9,571 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided16/00078/PPD
Erect detached garage
Nurses House Griminish Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5QA
Received 29 Feb 2016 - Decided16/00080/PPD
Elevation of roof - Flat roof dormer to monopitch
Eastview Lochside North Tolsta Isle Of Lewis HS2 0NF
Received 1 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00081/PPD
Erect Agricultural Building and Modify Existing Access (Partially Retrospective)
Agricultural Building 12 South Bragar Bragar Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00083/PPD
Erect bungalow with attached garage. Install air source heat pump.
Beulah 18A Newvalley Laxdale Isle Of Lewis
Received 2 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00085/PPD
Site 3 camping pods
17A Carinish Isle Of North Uist HS6 5HN
Received 2 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00086/PPP
Erect dwelling house (renewal)
3A Timsgarry Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 3 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00087/PPD
Change of use of domestic garage into self-catering unit
33C Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 4 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00088/PPD
Extend House
47B Back Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LQ
Received 7 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00089/PPD
Erect house and utility store, install air source heat pump and install water supply pipe.
The Cottage Claddach Vallay Sollas Isle Of North Uist
Received 8 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00090/PPD
Renovation/alterations and addition of front extension to existing dwelling house
28 Valtos Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9HR
Received 8 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00091/AGRIPA
Erect extension to agricultural building
Agricultural Building 26 Swainbost Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 9 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00092/AGRIC
Erect agricultural shed
Agricultural Shed Claddach Vallay Sollas Isle Of North Uist
Received 9 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00093/AGRIC
Erect polytunnel
Polytunnel 1 Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 9 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00094/TEL
Installation of Broadband Cabinet (PCP002)
Broadband Cabinet PCP002 Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 9 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00096/PPD
Erect house and garage. Install air source heat pump.
79E Benside Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00097/PPD
Extend house to form utility room; remove chimney and alter roof; and remove roof over existing dining room and construct new roof over existing dining room and new utility room.
5 Knockquien Carinish Isle Of North Uist HS6 5HW
Received 11 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00099/PPD
Erect new house and garage
14A Melbost Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 11 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00100/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building
Moorpark 8 North Shawbost Isle Of Lewis HS2 9BD
Received 11 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00102/PPP
Construction of new church building and associated car parking
Church Smith Avenue Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00101/PPD
Extension to dwelling house
Tahaval Ardroil Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9EU
Received 17 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00103/PPD
Change of use from existing domestic garage to commercial MOT garage
Gatehouse 69 Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9NX
Received 17 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00105/TEL
Replacement of existing antennas and supporting steelwork, and the installation of RRU's and transmission dishes to the existing lattice tower.
Telecommunications Mast Shulishader Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 17 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00107/TEL
Replacement of existing antennas and supporting steelwork, and the installation of RRU's and transmission dishes to the exisitng lattice tower.
Vodafone Ltd Telecom Mast Airigh Na Gaoithe Cross Skigersta Road Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 18 Mar 2016 - Decided16/00108/TEL
Replacement of existing antennas and supporting steelwork, and the installation of RRU's and transmission dishes to the existing lattice tower
Meannan Mor Telecommunications Mast Laxay Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 18 Mar 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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