Understanding planning · 13 min read
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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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.
Glenview 6 Breasclete Isle Of Lewis HS2 9ED
Received 6 Aug 200811A Airidhbhruach Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 6 Aug 2008Traigh Shanda Eoropie Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Aug 200837A Newvalley Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DN
Received 8 Aug 2008Scottish Water Water Treatment Works Carriegreich Isle Of Harris
Received 8 Aug 200820A Coll Isle Of Lewis HS2 0JR
Received 8 Aug 200824A Arnol Isle Of Lewis
Received 11 Aug 200829 Callanish Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DY
Received 12 Aug 200862A North Tolsta Isle Of Lewis
Received 12 Aug 200880 Upper Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 11 Aug 2008Druim An Iasgar Lochcarnan Isle Of South Uist
Received 13 Aug 2008Courthouse Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist HS6 5AE
Received 13 Aug 2008Courthouse Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist HS6 5AE
Received 13 Aug 2008Masonic Lodge Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist HS6 5AE
Received 13 Aug 20089C Leanish Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 13 Aug 200818A New Tolsta Isle Of Lewis
Received 13 Aug 2008Point Wind Farm Pentland Road To Achmore Achmore Isle Of Lewis
Received 13 Aug 2008Sheriff Courthouse 11 Lewis Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2JF
Received 13 Aug 2008Sheriff Courthouse 11 Lewis Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2JF
Received 13 Aug 200881 Upper Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 14 Aug 200850 Arnol Isle Of Lewis
Received 14 Aug 2008Old Schoolhouse Upper Aird Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0EX
Received 14 Aug 20087 Perceval Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2UG
Received 15 Aug 2008Cleit Nisabost Mast Borve Isle Of Harris HS3 3HR
Received 14 Aug 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.
How to search planning applications
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

Property research · 13 min read
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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.
Check collection coverage