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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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9,551 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided17/00220/TEL
Install Broadband Cabinet
Broadband Cabinet Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 27 Apr 2017 - Decided17/00221/TEL
Install Boradband Cabinet
DSLAM Cabinet Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 27 Apr 2017 - Decided17/00222/AGRIC
Prior Notification for farm-related building works (non-residential)
8 Loch Street Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QR
Received 27 Apr 2017 - Decided17/00223/TEL
Install Broadband Cabinet
Broadband Cabinet Kilpheder Isle Of South Uist
Received 27 Apr 2017 - Decided17/00224/PPD
Erect single-storey extension
6 Caolis Vatersay Isle Of Barra HS9 5YL
Received 1 May 2017 - Decided17/00227/PPD
Siting of a residential caravan for use as staff accommodation
Caravans Scott Road Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 1 May 2017 - Decided17/00228/AGRIC
Agricultural Shed (all groundworks outwith 1 April - 31 August inclusive)
Agricultural Shed Ormiclate Isle Of South Uist
Received 2 May 2017 - Decided17/00229/PPD
Erect Garage
Shalom 10 Portvoller Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0HA
Received 2 May 2017 - Decided17/00230/PPP
Erect House
4A Crowlista Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 2 May 2017 - Decided17/00231/AGRIC
Upgrade existing access and form hardstanding
Agricultural Building Reef Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 2 May 2017 - Decided17/00233/ADV
Advertisment of the following types : Fascia Sign, Projecting Sign
Superdrug Stores PLC 4 - 8 Francis Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2XD
Received 3 May 2017 - Decided17/00234/PPD
Erect House with air source heat pump and access road
11B Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 4 May 2017 - Decided17/00235/PPD
Installation of Air Conditioning Units
An Lanntair Kenneth Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DS
Received 5 May 2017 - Decided17/00236/PPD
Change of use from flat to store
Bayhead Gift Shop 35 Bayhead Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DX
Received 5 May 2017 - Decided17/00237/PPD
Change of use from public hall to dwelling house - including extension to building, erect garage, and create new access from B8013
Schoolhouse Lionel Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0XB
Received 8 May 2017 - Decided17/00238/FFPN
Relocate the existing position of the feed barge at the south of the cages to a new position to the north of the cages
Reibinish Fish Farm Scadabay Isle Of Harris
Received 8 May 2017 - Decided17/00239/TEL
Install BT Broadband Cabinet measuring 1430mm x 450mm x 1300mm
Broadband Cabinet Garrynamonie Isle Of South Uist
Received 8 May 2017 - Decided17/00240/FULTEL
Install BT Broadband Cabinet measuring 1430mm x 450mm x 1300mm
Broadband Cabinet Smerclete Isle Of South Uist
Received 8 May 2017 - Decided17/00241/TEL
Install electronic communications
Telecommunications Equipment Bakers Road Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 8 May 2017 - Decided17/00242/PPD
Change of use of the Stockinish School from 'Light Industrial' to a dwellinghouse. The works include the demolition of the existing external toilet block, the rear tin clad extension, rear entrance porch and front entrance porch.
The Old School Kyles Stockinish Isle Of Harris HS3 3EN
Received 9 May 2017 - Decided17/00243/TEL
Install electronic communication apparatus
British Telecom Telephone Exchange 28 - 36 Keith Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2JA
Received 9 May 2017 - Decided17/00244/PPD
Erect 5-bedroom dwellinghouse and construct access road, parking, septic tank and soakaway.
187A Balnabodach Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 9 May 2017 - Decided17/00245/MLCON
Construction of an aircraft parking ramp at Barra Airport, to enable inoperable aircraft to be moved above the high water mark.
Highlands And Islands Airports Limited Barra Airport Eoligarry Isle Of Barra HS9 5YD
Received 10 May 2017 - Decided17/00246/FULTEL
Erection of 20m lattice tower
Telephone Exchange Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 May 2017
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.
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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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