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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Free Church Of Scotland Church Street North Shawbost Isle Of Lewis HS2 9BD
Received 18 Mar 2008Loch Shell Fish Farm Eishken Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 18 Mar 2008Car Park Lochskipport Isle Of South Uist
Received 17 Mar 2008447A North Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 18 Mar 200818A Tobson Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Mar 2008Wind Monitloring Mast Tom Glas Nan Caorach Arnol Isle Of Lewis
Received 18 Mar 2008Ben Hulabie Meteorological Mast Pentland Road To Achmore Achmore Isle Of Lewis
Received 18 Mar 2008Overhead Line Muir Of Aird Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 20 Mar 2008Hydrogen Fuel Station Creed Enterprise Park Lochs Road Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 20 Mar 200828A Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 25 Mar 200840B Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Mar 2008Marine Site Vaccasay Fish Farm Loch Cheesebay Cheesebay Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 25 Mar 200836B Eoropie Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Mar 20084 Hacklett Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5QD
Received 26 Mar 2008Former School Loch Croistean Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9EP
Received 25 Mar 200818A Cromore Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Mar 20081 Borve Isle Of Harris HS3 3HT
Received 27 Mar 2008Burnbank 1 Knockintorran Bayhead Isle Of North Uist HS6 5ED
Received 28 Mar 200815 Flesherin Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0HE
Received 28 Mar 2008Telecommunications Mast Market Stance Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 31 Mar 2008Telecommunications Mast Howmore Isle Of South Uist
Received 31 Mar 2008Site 1 6 Reef Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Mar 20084A Rushgarry Berneray Isle Of North Uist
Received 31 Mar 2008Lavas Garage Bennadrove Road Marybank Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DF
Received 31 Mar 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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