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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Conservation areas4 mapped area records
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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
- Decided07/00492/TEL
Proposed installation of 1no 0.6m diameter dish antenna and 1no Yagi 5227 Antenna on to the existing telecommunication tower
Grean Head Transmitter Cleat Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 22 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00493/OUT
Build new dwellinghouse and shed
9A Leanish Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 23 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00494/LBC
Alteration to listed building
Springfield North The Nicolson Institute 4 Springfield Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2PZ
Received 23 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00495/LBC
Alteration to listed building
Springfield North The Nicolson Institute 4 Springfield Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2PZ
Received 23 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00496/FUL
Proposed living room extension
Nurses Cottage North Tolsta Isle Of Lewis HS2 0NH
Received 23 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00497/FUL
Extension to dwelling
9 Timsgarry Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00498/FUL
Extend agricultural building
Barn 5A Fivepenny Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0XG
Received 23 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00501/FUL
Siting of portacabin to the rear of the Church, to be used for creative activities for users
Free Church Of Scotland Mission House Tong Isle Of Lewis HS2 0HT
Received 27 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00502/FUL
Change of use from office to domestic
Granite House 36 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DD
Received 27 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00503/FUL
Extend house to provide one bedroom
Benview South Bragar Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DD
Received 29 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00504/REM
Erect single storey, 3 bedroomed dwelling house with integral garage
1B Aignish Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00505/FUL
Erect new dwelling/studio
3 Bunavoneader Isle Of Harris
Received 30 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00507/ADV
Erect one fascia panel and text, one projection sign and one ATM sign
Clydesdale Bank 23 South Beach Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2BJ
Received 29 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00508/FUL
Erect Shed
38A Eoligarry Northbay Isle Of Barra HS9 5YD
Received 31 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00509/FUL
Extension to House
108 Upper Borve Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XR
Received 31 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00510/TEL
Raise Height of 2 Existing Antennas
SSE Mast Hosta Tigharry Isle Of North Uist
Received 3 Sept 2007 - Decided07/00511/FUL
Erect dwellinghouse
9A East Gerinish Isle Of South Uist
Received 31 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00512/FUL
Erect dwellinghouse with access road and garden shed
4B Middlequarter Sollas Isle Of North Uist
Received 31 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00506/OUT
Erect House
236A Bruernish Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 29 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00513/FUL
Erect shed
The Shed 177 Earsary Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 30 Aug 2007 - Decided07/00514/REM
Construction of bungalow
Plot 9 11 Tong Road Tong Isle Of Lewis
Received 3 Sept 2007 - Decided07/00515/FUL
Erect 4 bedroom dwelling house and domestic garage
13B Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 3 Sept 2007 - Decided07/00516/FUL
Installation of an Extension to the Existing Water Treatment Building to House Washwater Recovery Plant and Machinery
Scottish Water Loch Na Ba Crubaich Water Treatment Works 1 Geocrab Isle Of Harris
Received 5 Sept 2007 - Decided07/00517/FUL
Construction of bedroom extension to existing dwellinghouse
Westview North Boisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TD
Received 5 Sept 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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