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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
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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.
6 Drinishader Isle Of Harris HS3 3DX
Received 3 Jan 20086 Timsgarry Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 20 Dec 200731A South Galson Isle Of Lewis
Received 3 Jan 2008Coastal Protection Works Snishival Isle Of South Uist
Received 7 Jan 2008Coastal Protection Works Craigston Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 7 Jan 2008Back School Vatisker Back Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LB
Received 21 Dec 200763 Garrabost Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 3 Jan 2008Tong School Tong Isle Of Lewis HS2 0HJ
Received 21 Dec 2007Coastal Protection Works Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 8 Jan 200850 Newmarket Isle Of Lewis HS2 0ED
Received 19 Dec 200715 Swordale Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0BP
Received 19 Dec 2007Kerrera 6 Hacklete Bernera Isle Of Lewis HS2 9ND
Received 14 Dec 2007Coastal Protection Works West Kilbride Isle Of South Uist
Received 8 Jan 2008Harris Tweed Mill North Shawbost Isle Of Lewis HS2 9BS
Received 24 Dec 20071A Arnol Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Jan 200820A Melbost Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 9 Jan 2008Stag Bakeries Stag Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DZ
Received 9 Jan 2008Telecom Mast 30 Eoligarry Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 7 Jan 2008Septic Tank Church Hill Griminish Isle Of Benbecula
Received 10 Jan 2008William Stewart Kallin Harbour Kallin Grimsay Isle Of North Uist HS6 5HY
Received 11 Jan 2008Meeting Room Guershader Isle Of Lewis
Received 11 Jan 2008The Cottage Knock Carloway Isle Of Lewis HS2 9AU
Received 14 Jan 200857 South Shawbost Isle Of Lewis
Received 14 Jan 200840A Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 11 Jan 2008Records 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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