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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided08/00152/FULTEL
Erect Temporary Telecommunications Mast, Equipment Cabinet and Fencing
Mast Bearragan Amhuinnsuidhe Isle Of Harris
Received 31 Mar 2008 - Decided08/00153/FUL
Erect house and demolish existing house
2 Orinsay Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9RG
Received 31 Mar 2008 - Decided08/00154/FUL
Erect dwelling house and garage
9 Springside Tong Isle Of Lewis
Received 31 Mar 2008 - Decided08/00156/OUT
Erect dwelling house
18C Aignish Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 31 Mar 2008 - Decided08/00157/FULTEL
Installation of broadcast apparatus onto existing 160 metres high broadcast mast, extension and alterations to transmitter building; external equipment and secure fencing, stay block enlargements with dwarf walls, satellite telementry and ancillary development
Aerial And Cable Eitshal Transmitter Achmore Isle Of Lewis
Received 31 Mar 2008 - Decided08/00158/FUL
Form access road and car parking, take in all services and erect 1.5 storey dwelling house
18A Brue Isle Of Lewis
Received 31 Mar 2008 - Decided08/00159/FUL
Erect dwellinghouse
24B Ardivachar Eochar Isle Of South Uist
Received 31 Mar 2008 - Decided08/00160/FUL
Erect large garage/workshop. Block build 30 x 20 pitched roof, 10 eaves ' non commercial'. Private Garage.
42 Lower Shader Isle Of Lewis HS2 0RH
Received 1 Apr 2008 - Decided08/00161/AGRIC
Erect Store/Workshop with Attached WC
11 Bun-A-Mhullin Eriskay Isle Of South Uist
Received 1 Apr 2008 - Decided08/00162/FUL
Erect House
Plot 1 6 Seilebost Isle Of Harris
Received 2 Apr 2008 - Decided08/00163/FUL
Extend House
78 Ardnamonie Isle Of South Uist HS8 5RG
Received 4 Apr 2008 - Decided08/00164/LBC
Alterations to Roofing Structure, Replacement of Cast Iron Rhones with Zinc Titanium Equivalents, Exterior Paint Replaced with Keim Mineral System
Suidheachan Eoligarry Northbay Isle Of Barra HS9 5YD
Received 7 Apr 2008 - Decided08/00165/FUL
Proposed pit for servicing vehicles - non commercial use
Voluntary Action Lewis 23 Keith Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2JA
Received 8 Apr 2008 - Decided08/00166/FUL
Erect 5 APT Timber Frame Bungalow
15A Aird Tong Isle Of Lewis
Received 8 Apr 2008 - Decided08/00167/SCR_L
Proposed gravel quarry
Quarry Market Stance Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 8 Apr 2008 - Decided08/00168/TEL
Install Telecommunication Apparatus on Radio Base Station
Mast And Antenna Bruernish Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 9 Apr 2008 - Decided08/00169/ADV
Display Advertisement at Junction Adjacent to Community Hall, Tigh Dearg Hotel and Courthouse
Uist Outdoor Centre Cearn Dusgaidh Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist HS6 5AE
Received 9 Apr 2008 - Decided08/00170/ADV
Display Advertisement at Junction Adjacent to Morrison's Shop and Filling Station
Uist Outdoor Centre Cearn Dusgaidh Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist HS6 5AE
Received 9 Apr 2008 - Decided08/00171/FUL
Erect House
5C Balla Eriskay Isle Of South Uist
Received 8 Apr 2008 - Decided08/00172/OUT
Outline permission for one house plot
24B Achmore Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Apr 2008 - Decided08/00173/FUL
Erect dwellinghouse and garden
74 Lower Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Apr 2008 - Decided08/00174/OUT
Erect House
7 Howbeg Isle Of South Uist
Received 10 Apr 2008 - Decided08/00175/FUL
Erect Garage
Failte 421 Lasgair Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TW
Received 10 Apr 2008 - Decided08/00176/FUL
Erect Wind Turbine (Hub Height 12.25m)
An Garradh Mor West Kilbride Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TT
Received 10 Apr 2008
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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