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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided07/00464/TEL
2 No additional Airwave Cabinetsf within Existing compound at Existing Mast
Telecommunications Mast Howmore Isle Of South Uist
Received 10 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00465/TEL
An Additional Storage Cabinet, One Ventilation Duct and Ancillary Work at Ground level
Telecommunications Mast Bruernish Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 10 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00466/TEL
Install One Transission dish 14.135m High AGL. One Storage Cabinet, One Ventilation Duct and Ancillary Works
Mast Abhainn Na Creadha Bentangaval Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 10 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00469/OUT
Erect House
9A Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00470/OUT
Erect House
9B Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00471/OUT
Rebuild croft house
22A Gearranan Carloway Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00472/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building.
27 Knock Carloway Isle Of Lewis HS2 9AU
Received 13 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00473/REM
Erect House
24 South Bragar Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00474/OUT
Erect house.
Glebe House Park Carloway Isle Of Lewis
Received 13 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00475/FUL
Erect dog grooming studio.
68 Newmarket Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DU
Received 13 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00476/OUT
Erect House
74 Lower Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 13 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00477/OUT
Erect 1.5 storey dwelling house
60A Aird Tong Isle Of Lewis
Received 13 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00478/OUT
Erect dwellinghouse and boat shed
4A Borsham Finsbay Isle Of Harris
Received 15 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00479/FUL
Erect dwellinghouse
469A North Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 16 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00480/FUL
Access track to house
Camus Fearna Laggandoin Scalpay Isle Of Harris HS4 3YF
Received 17 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00481/FUL
Erect shop/post office/filling station
2 Park Carloway Isle Of Lewis
Received 20 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00482/LBC
Alteration to listed building
Town Hall Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DB
Received 16 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00483/FUL
Alter flat roof dormers to pitched roof
22 Back Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LQ
Received 14 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00485/OUT
Erection of single storey dwelling house
4C Upper Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00487/FUL
Installation of a washwater recovery building (35.9m x 12.9m x 5.9m) to house washwater recovery plant; installation of bitmac driveway and pathway to provide access to proposed building; and installation of anti-intruder, security boundary fence (3.0m high).
Scottish Water Ness Water Treatment Works Airigh Na Gaoithe Cross Skigersta Road Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00488/FUL
Proposed booster pumping station for Swordale water main
Booster Pumping Station School Park Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00489/AGRIC
Proposed agricultural building
Barn 2 Glebeland Farm Barvas Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00490/FULTEL
Installation of 2 No Airwave mini Grid Pack Antennas, mounted on new face grills, with ancilliary development. Ground based equipment to be located within the existing cabin.
Aerial And Cable Eitshal Transmitter Achmore Achmore Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00491/FULTEL
To install 1 No 900mm parabolic grid antenna onto an existing telecommunications lattice tower
Forsnaval Radio Station Aird Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Aug 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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