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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.
9,551 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
21 Marvig Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9QP
Received 19 Jul 2017Mast South Galson Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Jul 2017Free Church Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QN
Received 19 Jul 2017Uist Outdoor Centre Cearn Dusgaidh Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist HS6 5AE
Received 19 Jul 2017Business Unit Development Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 20 Jul 2017Isle Of Harris Inn Tarbert Isle Of Harris HS3 3DD
Received 20 Jul 2017Student Accommodation Sandwick Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Jul 20178A Carminish Strond Isle Of Harris HS5 3UD
Received 21 Jul 201732 Eoligarry Isle Of Barra
Received 21 Jul 20179A Scaristavore Isle Of Harris
Received 21 Jul 201742 Crossbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9NP
Received 21 Jul 2017Broadband Cabinet North Boisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 24 Jul 201736 Fivepenny Borve Isle Of Lewis HS2 0RX
Received 24 Jul 2017Radio Station Bennadrove Road Marybank Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Jul 2017Craigard 4 Claddach Illeray Isle Of North Uist HS6 5ES
Received 25 Jul 2017Agricultural Shed 11 Glen Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 25 Jul 2017Service Lay-by 1 Bunavoneader Isle Of Harris
Received 24 Jul 2017Electric Sub Station Drimore Grogarry Isle Of South Uist
Received 21 Jul 2017Overhead Line Nask Bentangaval Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 20 Jul 20174 - 5 Carinish Isle Of North Uist
Received 26 Jul 2017Shoreline Stoneware Gallery And Kiln Shed Locheport Locheport Isle Of North Uist HS6 5EU
Received 27 Jul 20178 Strond Isle Of Harris HS5 3UD
Received 31 Jul 2017Harris - Scalpay Cable Replacement Scalpay Isle Of Harris
Received 1 Aug 201719B Breasclete Isle Of Lewis
Received 31 Jul 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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