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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 · 9,701 approved or refused records
141Refused applications
9,560 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Conservation areas4 mapped area records
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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
- Decided16/00557/PPD
Erect house & install air source heat pump
50A Swainbost Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Nov 2016 - Decided16/00558/TEL
Install Emergancy Generator, 1 no. proposed new M35 Battery Cabinet & Ancillary
Grean Head Transmitter Cleat Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 21 Nov 2016 - Decided16/00559/FULTEL
Install 1 x DSLAM Telecommunications Broadband Cabinet measuring 1430mm x 450mm 1300mm
Broadband Cabinet Matheson Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Nov 2016 - Decided16/00561/PPD
Erect conservatory
Old Croft House 6A Kildonan Isle Of South Uist HS8 5RZ
Received 22 Nov 2016 - Decided16/00562/ADV
1 X fascia (only logo illuminated). Sign A - 1 X externally illuminated projector. Sign B - 2 X non illuminated wall mounted aluminium panels, signs C,D.
Co-op 37 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DD
Received 22 Nov 2016 - Decided16/00563/PPP
Erect chalet
Chalet 4 Luskentyre Isle Of Harris
Received 21 Nov 2016 - Decided16/00564/MSC
Erect house
1A Luskentyre Isle Of Harris
Received 23 Nov 2016 - Decided16/00565/PPD
Erect house and shed; construct access road and parking spaces; and install air source heat pump
2 Coilleag Eriskay Isle Of South Uist
Received 23 Nov 2016 - Decided16/00566/FULTEL
Install 1 x DSLAM telecommunications broadband cabinet measuring 1430mm x 450mm x 1300mm (retrospective)
Broadband Cabinet Grenitote Sollas Isle Of North Uist
Received 23 Nov 2016 - Decided16/00568/ADV
Display two internally illuminated logo signs; five non-illuminated wall-mounted aluminium panel signs; one projecting pay-point sign; one projecting Lotto sign; and one banner frame sign.
CWS Retail Coop Store Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5PG
Received 25 Nov 2016 - Decided16/00569/PPD
Extend coastal protection defence structure to protect a further 450m length of shoreline (Phase 3 - amendment to 12/00720/PPD).
Highlands And Islands Airports Benbecula Airport Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LW
Received 25 Nov 2016 - Decided16/00570/TEL
Installation of generator, battery cabinet and ancillary equipment
Mast Balla Eriskay Isle Of South Uist
Received 29 Nov 2016 - Decided16/00571/PPD
Erect detached holiday accommodation
Holiday Accommodation Unit 44 Fivepenny Borve Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Nov 2016 - Decided16/00572/TEL
Installation of generator & ancillary equipment
Mast Loch Ob Bruernish Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 29 Nov 2016 - Decided16/00573/TEL
Installation of a generator, a battery cabinet and ancillary equipment
Airwave 02 Telecom Antennae Mast Airigh Na Gaoithe Cross Skigersta Road Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Nov 2016 - Decided16/00574/TEL
Installation of a generator and ancillary equipment.
Mast Stornoway Golf Club Castle Grounds Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Nov 2016 - Decided16/00575/TEL
Installation of generator & ancillary equipment
Mast Abhainn Na Creadha Bentangaval Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 29 Nov 2016 - Decided16/00576/TEL
Installation of a generator, battery cabinet and ancillary equipment
Telecommunications Mast North Tolsta Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Nov 2016 - Decided16/00577/TEL
Installation of a generator and battery cabinet
Mast South Bragar Bragar Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Nov 2016 - Decided16/00579/TEL
Installation of a generator, battery cabinet and ancillary equipment
Mast Doune Carloway Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Nov 2016 - Decided16/00580/PPD
Erect house & install air source heat pump
1C Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Nov 2016 - Decided16/00581/PPD
Erect cattle shelter
Agricultural Shed 2 Baleshare Isle Of North Uist
Received 29 Nov 2016 - Decided16/00582/PPD
Extension to front of existing garage to form a en-suite shower room
Nurses House Griminish Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5QA
Received 30 Nov 2016 - Decided16/00583/AGRIC
Erect agricultural shed
Agricultural Shed 364 South Boisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 30 Nov 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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