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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9,551 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Caravan & Camping Site Kallin Grimsay Isle Of North Uist
Received 4 Sept 2017Mast South Galson Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Sept 20178A Kallin Grimsay Isle Of North Uist
Received 4 Sept 2017Hebridean Perfume Company Factory 60 Tangasdale Isle Of Barra HS9 5XW
Received 5 Sept 2017Pumping Station Muir Of Aird Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 5 Sept 2017Croft 53 Lower Barvas Isle Of Lewis
Received 5 Sept 2017Holiday Accommodation Unit 26B Crossbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Sept 2017Camping Pod 2 5 Carnish Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Sept 2017An Seann Taigh 13A Liniclate Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5PJ
Received 7 Sept 2017Cnoc Glas An Tuim Mhor Turbine Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 11 Sept 2017Freshwater Storage Gravir Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 8 Sept 201710A Ardroil Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 12 Sept 2017Cnoc Glas An Tuim Mhor Turbine Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 12 Sept 201710A Ardroil Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 12 Sept 2017Overhead Line Beacravik Isle Of Harris
Received 13 Sept 2017Newton Marina Goat Island Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 12 Sept 2017Port Arnish Isle Of Lewis
Received 12 Sept 2017467 South Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 13 Sept 20172B Croir Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 14 Sept 2017Kilchoman 10A Aird Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LT
Received 15 Sept 2017Horsacleit Lodge Groseclett Isle Of Harris HS3 3HJ
Received 15 Sept 2017Coastal Protection Works Aignish Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Sept 2017Radio Station Beinn Na Cloch Radio Station Dalbeg Isle Of Lewis
Received 18 Sept 2017Gowancroft 4 Goathill Crescent Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2TA
Received 19 Sept 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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