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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Loch Sminig Wind Project Upper Barvas Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Aug 20082 Caw Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 1 Sept 2008Shed 5 Scotvein Grimsay Isle Of North Uist
Received 2 Sept 2008Quarry Stiaraval B Market Stance Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 5 Sept 2008Overhead Power Line Maraig Isle Of Harris
Received 4 Sept 200815 Tong Road Tong Isle Of Lewis
Received 5 Sept 2008CWS Shop Sollas Isle Of North Uist HS6 5BS
Received 4 Sept 2008Butty Bus Catering Unit Pier Road Leverburgh Isle Of Harris
Received 5 Sept 2008Macaulay Farm Cottage Lochs Road Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9JN
Received 10 Sept 2008Carrick 11 Bun-A-Mhullin Eriskay Isle Of South Uist HS8 5JR
Received 9 Sept 20081 Graham Avenue Garrabost Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Sept 20081 Minish Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist HS6 5AP
Received 10 Sept 2008SSE Mast Hosta Tigharry Isle Of North Uist
Received 29 Jul 2008Overhead Line Northton Isle Of Harris
Received 10 Sept 200815C Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Sept 200840A Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Sept 200856 Crossbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Sept 2008Co-operative Group (CWS) Limited Shop Daliburgh Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SS
Received 17 Sept 200894 Lower Borve Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XR
Received 17 Sept 20089A Ard Chung Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula
Received 16 Sept 20089B Ard Chung Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula
Received 16 Sept 2008Plot 3 Carnan Ard Wiay 9 Ard Chung Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula
Received 16 Sept 2008Housing Development Gearraidh Ghuirm Upper Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 17 Sept 2008Plot 4 Carnan Ard Wiay 9 Ard Chung Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula
Received 16 Sept 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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