Understanding planning · 13 min read
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9,551 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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.
33A Upper Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 20 Sept 2017Marine Site Fish Farm Loch Uskivagh Uskivagh Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula
Received 20 Sept 20172 Ormiclate Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SB
Received 20 Sept 2017Voluntary Action Lewis 23 Keith Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2JA
Received 21 Sept 201729B Crossbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Sept 201712 Baleshare Isle Of North Uist
Received 21 Sept 2017Marine Site Fish Farm Loch Uskivagh Uskivagh Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula
Received 20 Sept 2017Pier Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 25 Sept 2017Marine Site Caolas Lochportain Fish Farm Lochportain Isle Of North Uist
Received 25 Sept 2017Pipe Bridge Newvalley Laxdale Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Sept 20176B Portvoller Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Sept 20171 Locheynort Isle Of South Uist
Received 26 Sept 2017Dam Knock Carloway Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Sept 2017The Cauldron Leverburgh Isle Of Harris HS5 3TS
Received 27 Sept 2017Garage 23 Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Sept 2017Forsnaval Radio Station Aird Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Sept 201737A Newvalley Laxdale Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DN
Received 28 Sept 20174 Orinsay Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Sept 2017Log Cabin 9 Scaristavore Isle Of Harris
Received 29 Sept 20171 Ard Chung Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula
Received 2 Oct 20174C Ardslave Isle Of Harris
Received 29 Sept 2017Gambia Partnership Shop 27 North Beach Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2XQ
Received 2 Oct 20171 Ard Chung Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula
Received 2 Oct 2017Plots 1 & 2 46C Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 3 Oct 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.
How to search planning applications
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

Property research · 13 min read
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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.
Check collection coverage