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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Scotland · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Na h-Eileanan Siar. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
9,554 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
Car Sales 1 Park Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QZ
Received 20 Feb 2017Agricultural Building 8 Clachan Sands Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 21 Feb 2017Caravan Park Horgabost Isle Of Harris HS3 3HR
Received 21 Feb 2017Business Unit Development Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 22 Feb 2017Marine Site An Camus Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 23 Feb 2017Broadband Cabinet Howmore Isle Of South Uist
Received 24 Feb 2017Telecom Mast Barvas Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 Feb 2017Broadband Cabinet Leanish Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 24 Feb 201726 Gravir Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 Feb 2017Storage Containers South Dell Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 Feb 2017Marine Site Aird Taranaish East Loch Roag Kirkibost Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Feb 2017Broadband Cabinet 2 Clachan Locheport Isle Of North Uist
Received 28 Feb 201717 Matheson Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2LR
Received 28 Feb 2017Norman L Macdonald Ltd Manor Filling Station 64 - 70 Bayhead Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DZ
Received 1 Mar 2017Nessglaze 1 - 2 Parkend Industrial Estate Parkend Sandwick Isle Of Lewis HS2 0AN
Received 1 Mar 2017Auberge Carnish Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9EX
Received 1 Mar 2017Croit Na H-Aibhne 83 Upper Borve Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XR
Received 1 Mar 2017Loch Baravat Fish Farm Buildings Valasay Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 2 Mar 2017Hebrides Dance & Wellbeing Studio East Street Sandwick Isle Of Lewis
Received 3 Mar 2017The Tractor Shed Campsite Knockline Bayhead Isle Of North Uist HS6 5DZ
Received 6 Mar 2017Mast Abhainn Na Creadha Bentangaval Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 3 Mar 201716B Gress Isle Of Lewis HS2 0NB
Received 6 Mar 2017Pennyloddan 8 Nunton Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LT
Received 6 Mar 2017Marine Site Gob Sgrithir Loch Roag Hacklete Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Mar 2017Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart 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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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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