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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.
9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
1E Lochcarnan Isle Of South Uist
Received 23 Nov 20072 Breasclete Isle Of Lewis HS2 9ED
Received 27 Nov 2007Badnanlus 13 Knockintorran Bayhead Isle Of North Uist HS6 5ED
Received 28 Nov 2007Courthouse Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist HS6 5AE
Received 30 Nov 2007Courthouse Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist HS6 5AE
Received 30 Nov 2007Residential Unit Gearradubh Grimsay Isle Of North Uist
Received 29 Nov 2007Hebridean Housing Partnership Office Winfield Close Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 28 Nov 2007Hal O The Wynd 2 Newton Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RE
Received 29 Nov 20077A Habost Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Nov 2007Sand Pit Eoligarry Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 28 Nov 200743A Newvalley Laxdale Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Nov 2007Hebridean Coaches Howmore Garage Howmore Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SH
Received 4 Dec 20077B Malaclate Sollas Isle Of North Uist
Received 3 Dec 20077C Malaclate Sollas Isle Of North Uist
Received 3 Dec 2007Laxdale Cottage Seilebost Isle Of Harris HS3 3HN
Received 30 Nov 20072A Ardhasaig Isle Of Harris
Received 3 Dec 2007Breakachy 7 Fleming Place Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2NH
Received 6 Dec 2007Water Treatment Works Ardvourlie Isle Of Harris
Received 5 Dec 2007I A And C Maciver Yard 4 Marybank Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DE
Received 6 Dec 2007Town Hall Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DB
Received 6 Dec 20078A Sollas Isle Of North Uist
Received 6 Dec 20071B Ardhasaig Isle Of Harris
Received 3 Dec 200713 Back Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LQ
Received 6 Dec 2007East Camp Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 7 Dec 2007Records 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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