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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided08/00386/FFPA
Modification to existing fish farm
FinFish Farm Loch Stockinish Kyles Stockinish Isle Of Harris
Received 12 Aug 2008 - Decided08/00387/FFPA
Development to new Atlantic Salmon fish farming site
Marine Site Plocropol Finfish Farm East Loch Tarbert East Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 12 Aug 2008 - Decided08/00383/FUL
Erect new 4 bed dwelling house
10D Sheshader Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Aug 2008 - Decided08/00384/ADV
Erect Signboard
Land At Scalpay Bridge Scalpay Isle Of Harris
Received 13 Aug 2008 - Decided08/00385/FUL
Retain Portacabin Office and Toilet Block
Salar Smokehouse Ltd Lochcarnan Isle Of South Uist HS8 5NX
Received 19 Aug 2008 - Decided08/00388/OHL
Installation of one additional wire plus Short Leg Wood Pole on the existing 11,000 Volt Overhead Line
Overhead Line Borve Isle Of Lewis
Received 18 Aug 2008 - Decided08/00389/LBC
Addition of single storey lean-to extension at rear of building off domestic kitchen, 4m x 5m.
Former School Loch Croistean Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9EP
Received 21 Aug 2008 - Decided08/00390/FUL
Alterations and extensions to existing dwelling house
31 Lower Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QY
Received 21 Aug 2008 - Decided08/00391/COU
Change of use to business premises to house SBA Architects Ltd Office
Marybank Lodge Marybank Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DD
Received 21 Aug 2008 - Decided08/00392/FUL
Erect 1.8m high timber panel fence
Co Chomunn Na Hearadh Ltd Shop And Post Office An Clachan Leverburgh Isle Of Harris HS5 3TS
Received 21 Aug 2008 - Decided08/00393/COU
Change of use from industrial to office accommodation and alteration to building
Workshop 56 Seaforth Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2SD
Received 21 Aug 2008 - Decided08/00394/FUL
Erect porch and double external doors; site storage container (temporary)
St Brendans Hospital Horve Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XE
Received 21 Aug 2008 - Decided08/00395/OUT
Erect House
4C Hacklett Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula
Received 25 Aug 2008 - Decided08/00396/OUT
Erect House
19A Knockline Bayhead Isle Of North Uist
Received 26 Aug 2008 - Decided08/00397/FUL
Alteration to Window on Shopfront
CWS Shop Sollas Isle Of North Uist HS6 5BS
Received 26 Aug 2008 - Decided08/00398/FUL
Demolition of existing house and construction of a new dwellinghouse with connected 'Granny Flat'
8 Park Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QZ
Received 25 Aug 2008 - Decided08/00399/LBC
New access off major road and the removal of the railings and gate
Crowlista House 20 James Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2QN
Received 26 Aug 2008 - Decided08/00400/TEL
Attach 1.95M UHF Twelve Element Yagi to Existing Building
Clachan Substation Locheport Isle Of North Uist
Received 28 Aug 2008 - Decided08/00401/FUL
Renovation of existing house including sloping of existing flat roofs
8 Northton Isle Of Harris HS3 3JA
Received 27 Aug 2008 - Decided08/00402/FUL
Provide new single storey pitched roof extension to existing house & add decking . (Demolish existing lean-to and flat roof extension)
27 Upper Coll Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LS
Received 28 Aug 2008 - Decided08/00403/TEL
Attach 1.95M UHF Twelve Element Yagi to Existing Building
Electric Sub Station Drimore Grogarry Isle Of South Uist
Received 29 Aug 2008 - Decided08/00404/FULTEL
Installation of replacement 0.8m diameter transmission dish to existing Airwave monopole.
Mast Bearragan Amhuinnsuidhe Isle Of Harris
Received 29 Aug 2008 - Decided08/00405/FFSCSC
Modification to existing site.
Marine Site Sgeir Buidhe Loch Erisort Ranish Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Sept 2008 - Decided08/00406/FFSCSC
Modification to existing site
Marine Site North Shore Loch Erisort Ranish Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Sept 2008
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start 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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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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