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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
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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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
- Decided08/00076/FUL
Construct Hall Extension
Free Church Back Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LN
Received 15 Feb 2008 - Decided08/00077/AGRIC
Implement shed (traditional construction)
3 Manish Isle Of Harris HS3 3EZ
Received 18 Feb 2008 - Decided08/00078/FUL
Erection of sun porch
29 Callanish Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DY
Received 19 Feb 2008 - Decided08/00079/FUL
Erect dwelling house
6A Bornish Isle Of South Uist
Received 15 Feb 2008 - Decided08/00080/OUT
Erect dwelling house
8A Strumore Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 18 Feb 2008 - Decided08/00081/FUL
Site residential caravan
Caravan 8 Baleshare Isle Of North Uist
Received 18 Feb 2008 - Decided08/00082/REM
Erection of house
36A Newpark Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 18 Feb 2008 - Decided08/00083/FULTEL
1 additional 600mm dish at 4.6m AGL on existing mast with associated development equipment
Kyles Lodge Mast Glen Kyles Leverburgh Isle Of Harris
Received 18 Feb 2008 - Decided08/00084/FUL
Erect dwellinghouse with solar panels and ground source heat pump
68A Tangasdale Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 21 Feb 2008 - Decided08/00085/FUL
Renewal of planning consent for siting of caravan
Caravan Northend Brenish Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9HB
Received 26 Feb 2008 - Decided08/00086/FUL
Car parking for adjacent houses
Barn 3 Carnish Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Feb 2008 - Decided08/00087/FUL
Conservatory Extension
30A Valtos Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9HR
Received 26 Feb 2008 - Decided08/00088/REM
Erect dwellinghouse and garage
1A Borve Isle Of Harris
Received 26 Feb 2008 - Decided08/00089/FUL
Erect agricultural shed
9 Aird Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LT
Received 26 Feb 2008 - Decided08/00090/FUL
Erect 6 apartment timber frame bungalow
61 Upper Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Feb 2008 - Decided08/00091/TEL
Install an additional cabinet within the existing compound
Airwave 02 Telecom Antennae Mast Airigh Na Gaoithe Cross Skigersta Road Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Feb 2008 - Decided08/00092/FUL
Erect dwelling house
Proposed House Adjacent South No66 Lower Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Feb 2008 - Decided08/00093/FFPA
Modification to existing fish farm
Marine Site Scotasay East Loch Tarbert East Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 27 Feb 2008 - Decided08/00094/FUL
Erect garage/store
52A Kentangaval Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XL
Received 29 Feb 2008 - Decided08/00095/FFPA
Modification to existing fish farms
Marine Site Rossay Fish Farm East Loch Tarbert East Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 27 Feb 2008 - Decided08/00096/OUT
Erect dwellinghouse
3B Maraig Isle Of Harris
Received 27 Feb 2008 - Decided08/00097/FUL
Extend house to accommodate new kitchen
42 Gress Isle Of Lewis HS2 0NB
Received 7 Mar 2008 - Decided08/00098/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building
16B Breasclete Isle Of Lewis HS2 9EF
Received 3 Mar 2008 - Decided08/00099/FUL
Erect House and Garage with Flat
8A Bornish Isle Of South Uist
Received 3 Mar 2008
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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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