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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
61 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Jan 2008Cleit Nisabost Mast Borve Isle Of Harris HS3 3HR
Received 17 Jan 20088C New Garrabost Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Jan 200816A New Shawbost Isle Of Lewis
Received 17 Jan 2008CWS Retail Coop Store Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5PG
Received 16 Jan 20082 Balemartin Isle Of North Uist
Received 14 Jan 2008Marine Site An Camus Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 18 Jan 2008Kitchen Dubh Balranald Bayhead Isle Of North Uist
Received 16 Jan 2008Charity Shop And Laundrette Cross Skigersta Road Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 18 Feb 20082A Newvalley Laxdale Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Jan 20082B Newvalley Laxdale Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Jan 2008Free Church Crossbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9NP
Received 23 Jan 200898 West End Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 22 Jan 200825A Upper Shader Isle Of Lewis
Received 4 Feb 2008Marine Harvest Marine Site Fish Farm Marulaig Bay North Glendale Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 24 Jan 20087B Bornish Isle Of South Uist
Received 25 Jan 20089A Leanish Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 21 Jan 2008Berneray School Rushgarry Berneray Isle Of North Uist HS6 5BQ
Received 25 Jan 2008St Peters Daliburgh Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SS
Received 25 Jan 20086A Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula
Received 25 Jan 20084 Lochganvich Lochganvich Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DT
Received 8 Feb 2008Auxilary Fire Station Daliburgh Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 28 Jan 200820C Lower Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Jan 20087 Loch Street Barvas Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 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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