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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 · 9,692 approved or refused records
141Refused applications
9,551 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided17/00170/AGRIC
Erect agricultural shed
4 - 11 Torlum Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5PP
Received 28 Mar 2017 - Decided17/00171/ADV
Display double-sided community sign
Display Sign Scotvein Grimsay Isle Of North Uist
Received 28 Mar 2017 - Decided17/00172/FULTEL
Telecommunications Installation Upgrade and Associated Works
Mast Leverburgh Isle Of Harris
Received 27 Mar 2017 - Decided17/00173/PPP
Erect House
13A Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Mar 2017 - Decided17/00174/PPD
Erect Agricultural Building
Agricultural Building 55 Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Mar 2017 - Decided17/00175/PPD
Erect shed 9.14m X 12.19 X 3.66m (to eaves), clad in Forest Green box profile steel sheets and natural grey cement sheets
Hatchery Store Amhuinnsuidhe Isle Of Harris
Received 27 Mar 2017 - Decided17/00176/PPD
Erect gable-end extension
47 Gress Isle Of Lewis HS2 0NB
Received 28 Mar 2017 - Decided17/00177/PPD
Extend Dwelling to form sitting room and extend garage to form workshop
The Croft House 2B Steinish Isle Of Lewis HS2 0AA
Received 28 Mar 2017 - Decided17/00178/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Shed
Agricultural Shed 476 South Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 29 Mar 2017 - Decided17/00179/PPD
Erect new 3 bedroom dwelling house and garage/shed.
9A Borrisdale Isle Of Harris
Received 29 Mar 2017 - Decided17/00180/PPD
Extension to rear of Amity House and Improvements to Amity House, including external painterwork and re-instatement of chimney cans
Stornoway Pier Harbour Commission Amity House Esplanade Quay Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2XS
Received 29 Mar 2017 - Decided17/00181/LBC
Extension to rear of Amity House and Improvements to Amity House, including external paint work and re-instatement of chimney cans
Stornoway Pier Harbour Commission Amity House Esplanade Quay Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2XS
Received 29 Mar 2017 - Decided17/00182/PPD
Install Photovoltaic Panels
Bridge Community Centre Bayhead Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DU
Received 29 Mar 2017 - Decided17/00183/PPD
Erect domestic garage and re-profile part of the site to include a retaining wall of gabion baskets to create a fenced patio
3D Kyles Flodda Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5QR
Received 29 Mar 2017 - Decided17/00184/TEL
Replacement of 2no Omni antenna with 2no new antenna on the existing pole; installation of a generator, battery cabinet; and ancillary equipment.
Airwave 02 Telecom Antennae Mast Airigh Na Gaoithe Cross Skigersta Road Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 Mar 2017 - Decided17/00185/PPD
Erect Domestic Garage
32A Gravir Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9QX
Received 30 Mar 2017 - Decided17/00186/TEL
Installation of a new 600mm dish at a height of 10m and bearing 242.83 degrees
Telecommunications Mast Stromban Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 30 Mar 2017 - Decided17/00187/PPD
Installation of forecourt drainage including installation of class 2 full retention forecourt separator
Harris Garage Company Limited Filling Station Scott Road Tarbert Isle Of Harris HS3 3DL
Received 31 Mar 2017 - Decided17/00188/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building
Agricultural Building 14 Borrisdale Isle Of Harris
Received 3 Apr 2017 - Decided17/00189/PPD
Erect house & garage. Install air source heatpump.
51 Knock Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 3 Apr 2017 - Decided17/00161/SCR_M
Rotate the existing 14 x 100m circumference cage group held in 60m grid (through 30�) and resite feed barge
Marine Site Grey Horse Channel Fish Farm Loch Cheesebay Cheesebay Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 24 Mar 2017 - Decided17/00190/PPD
Erect house
15A South Bragar Bragar Isle Of Lewis
Received 4 Apr 2017 - Decided17/00192/TEL
Install electronic communications apparatus/development ancillary to radio equipment housing
Telecommunications Mast Stoneybridge Isle Of South Uist
Received 5 Apr 2017 - Decided17/00193/PPD
Erect Shed
Shed 60 Seaforth Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 5 Apr 2017
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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