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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates12,173Searchable applications
76Recorded as pending
99%Approval rate · 9,736 approved or refused records
141Refused applications
9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Dec 1993 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided07/00410/FUL
Construct bedroom and shower room extension.
13 Leverhulme Drive Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2LH
Received 10 Jul 2007 - Decided07/00411/TEL
Install Electronic Communications Apparatus
Telecommunications Mast Market Stance Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 10 Jul 2007 - Decided07/00412/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building
38 South Shawbost South Shawbost Isle Of Lewis HS2 9BJ
Received 6 Jul 2007 - Decided07/00413/FUL
Erection of 16 No dwelling houses
Housing Development Bridge Cottages Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 9 Jul 2007 - Decided07/00414/FUL
Extend house with conservatory
27 High Street Skigersta Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0TS
Received 12 Jul 2007 - Decided07/00415/FUL
Erect house
2A Hacklete Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 12 Jul 2007 - Decided07/00416/REM
Form new access road and erect single storey house
Proposed House 5 Upper Aird Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 13 Jul 2007 - Decided07/00417/FUL
Extension to church building to house fellowship lounge, vestry, WCs, kitchen and meeting rooms
Kilmuir And Paible Church Balranald Bayhead Isle Of North Uist HS6 5DW
Received 16 Jul 2007 - Decided07/00418/FUL
Extend polytunnel, install sump and 40ft container, erect wooden shed and concrete existing track
Meavaig Hatchery Meavaig South Isle Of Harris HS3 3DY
Received 16 Jul 2007 - Decided07/00419/FUL
Erect House
14B Liniclate Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula
Received 16 Jul 2007 - Decided07/00420/OUT
Erect two houses
5 Ahmor Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 16 Jul 2007 - Decided07/00421/FUL
Construction of Rear Extension
3A Reef Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9HU
Received 18 Jul 2007 - Decided07/00422/FUL
Extend House
20 Balmerino Drive Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2TD
Received 19 Jul 2007 - Decided07/00423/FUL
Create self-contained flat
Flat Kingswell 2A Laxdale Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DS
Received 19 Jul 2007 - Decided07/00424/OUT
Change of use from agricultural to residential for the erection of 4 houses each on 1/4 acre plot
38A Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Jul 2007 - Decided07/00425/FUL
Construction of shop, Class 1 and 3
3A Francis Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 18 Jul 2007 - Decided07/00427/FUL
Demolish Existing Porch and Extend House
Cnoc Na Ba Finsbay Isle Of Harris HS3 3JD
Received 18 Jul 2007 - Decided07/00428/OUT
Change of use from common grazing to private site for residential property.
Beinn Na Dun Doune Carloway Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 Jul 2007 - Decided07/00429/OUT
Erect dwelling house
Adjacent South Of No 80 West End Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Jul 2007 - Decided07/00430/FUL
Erect garage
11 Cnoc Iomhair Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2UL
Received 25 Jul 2007 - Decided07/00431/FUL
Erect timber framed, cedar clad dwelling
18B Aignish Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Jul 2007 - Decided07/00432/FUL
Erect dwelling house for self catering purposes
1A Shieldinish Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Jul 2007 - Decided07/00433/LBC
Proposed Extension
Kilmuir And Paible Church Balranald Bayhead Isle Of North Uist HS6 5DW
Received 26 Jul 2007 - Decided07/00436/FUL
Extend House to Form Sun Room
Aisling 229 Bruernish Northbay Isle Of Barra HS9 5UY
Received 30 Jul 2007
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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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