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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 · 9,703 approved or refused records
141Refused applications
9,562 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Dec 1993 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided16/00403/TEL
Installation of Telecommunications cabinet - PCP014 A865
Broadband Cabinet 2 Liniclate Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula
Received 23 Aug 2016 - Decided16/00404/TEL
Installation of Broadband Cabinet - PCP015 B892
Broadband Cabinet Hacklett Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula
Received 23 Aug 2016 - Decided16/00405/PPD
Erect house
39 South Bragar Bragar Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Aug 2016 - Decided16/00406/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural shed, with groundworks undertaken only during the period 1st September to 30th April the following year.
9 Illeray Baleshare Isle Of North Uist
Received 24 Aug 2016 - Decided16/00407/AGRIC
Agricultural Shed
Agricultural Shed 7 Middlequarter Sollas Isle Of North Uist
Received 25 Aug 2016 - Decided16/00408/PPD
Install external staircase to the counterpoise and associated development
Radar Site Upper Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Aug 2016 - Decided16/00409/PPD
Erect domestic garage
31C Newmarket Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DY
Received 26 Aug 2016 - Decided16/00410/PPD
Demolish shell of former house; erect house and garage/workshop; and install air source heat pump and solar panels.
9 Strond Isle Of Harris
Received 29 Aug 2016 - Decided16/00411/PPD
Erect fish hatchery shed
Shed Langass Fish Hatchery Langass Isle Of North Uist
Received 29 Aug 2016 - Decided16/00412/PPD
Burial site for slaughterhouse waste
Burial Site Slaughterhouse Stromban Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 30 Aug 2016 - Decided16/00413/TEL
Install of Telecommunications Apparatus PCP003
Broadband Cabinet Borve Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 31 Aug 2016 - Decided16/00414/TEL
Installation of DSLAM and 1 PCP Cabinet PCP007
DSLAM Cabinet And PCP Cabinet Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 31 Aug 2016 - Decided16/00415/PPP
Erect house and construct access
7C Lochcarnan Isle Of South Uist
Received 31 Aug 2016 - Decided16/00416/PPP
Erect house (renewal of permission, ref 07/00547)
1B Kendibig Isle Of Harris
Received 31 Aug 2016 - Decided16/00417/TEL
Installation of Backup Generator
Cnoc Carn Nan Gobhar Mast Scott Road Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 1 Sept 2016 - Decided16/00418/PPD
Alterations to shop entrance and car park layout; remove existing asbestos roof and replace with profiled metal sheeting to match one section of the existing roof which is already profiled metal sheeting; and install external refrigeration plant.
Co-operative Group (CWS) Limited Co-op Daliburgh Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SS
Received 1 Sept 2016 - Decided16/00419/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building
Agricultural Building 9 Rushgarry Berneray Isle Of North Uist
Received 1 Sept 2016 - Decided16/00420/PPP
Erect house complete with access, services and drainage works
13C Steinish Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Sept 2016 - Decided16/00421/PPD
Erect house and construct access and parking spaces
2B Seilebost Isle Of Harris
Received 2 Sept 2016 - Decided16/00423/TEL
Installation of back up generator
SSE Mast Hosta Tigharry Isle Of North Uist
Received 1 Sept 2016 - Decided16/00424/PPD
Erect house; install air source heat pump; and construct access and parking area
13A Strond Isle Of Harris
Received 2 Sept 2016 - Decided16/00425/AGRIC
Erect agricultural shed
Agricultural Shed Mill Croft Claddach Kyles Isle Of North Uist
Received 2 Sept 2016 - Decided16/00426/TEL
Replace 2 no. existing telecommunications antenna with 3 no. new telecommunications antenna at a height of 20.0m on the existing 30.0m structure
Mast Askernish Isle Of South Uist
Received 2 Sept 2016 - Decided16/00427/FULTEL
Erect two 6.5m poles and attach 2x 0.3m superfast broadband communications dishes to each pole and install cabinet.
Monopoles Clachan Sands Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 2 Sept 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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