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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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.
Marine Site Loch Eport Outer Locheport Isle Of North Uist
Received 10 Oct 20083A Grenitote Sollas Isle Of North Uist
Received 9 Oct 2008186 Snishival Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SG
Received 16 Oct 200842 Vatisker Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 14 Oct 20089B Milking Hill Tong Isle Of Lewis
Received 14 Oct 20084A Locheport Isle Of North Uist
Received 14 Oct 200832 Gravir Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 17 Oct 2008Guest House 5 Carnish Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 14 Oct 2008Minerals Quarry Knockaird Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Oct 20088 Bun-A-Mhullin Eriskay Isle Of South Uist HS8 5JR
Received 20 Oct 20088 Geshader Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9HL
Received 22 Oct 200817C South Shawbost Isle Of Lewis
Received 22 Oct 200816A Upper Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QH
Received 24 Oct 200826 Coll Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LP
Received 24 Oct 2008Minerals Quarry Knockaird Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 Oct 2008Tesco Shell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2BS
Received 27 Oct 2008Barabhas 2 Luskentyre Isle Of Harris HS3 3HL
Received 27 Oct 2008Nessglaze 1 - 2 Parkend Industrial Estate Parkend Sandwick Isle Of Lewis HS2 0AN
Received 28 Oct 20081 Scotasay Island Scalpay Isle Of Harris
Received 29 Oct 20088 Coilleag Eriskay Isle Of South Uist
Received 30 Oct 2008Pavement Gravir Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Oct 2008Electric Substation Gravir Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Oct 20088 Lochcarnan Isle Of South Uist
Received 28 Oct 2008Abriachan 15 Goathill Crescent Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2TA
Received 30 Oct 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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