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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Conservation areas4 mapped area records
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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
- Decided08/00226/FUL
Extend House
141 Brevig Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5UN
Received 13 May 2008 - Decided08/00227/FUL
Erection of Conservatory onto end of dwelling
Glenmore Lower Barvas Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0RA
Received 13 May 2008 - Decided08/00228/FUL
Conservatory Extension
2 Stewart Drive Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2TU
Received 13 May 2008 - Decided08/00229/LBC
Repairs and repainting existing external boundary walls and ballustradings and repainted church window ingoes and surrounds
Free Presbyterian Church Matheson Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2LR
Received 13 May 2008 - Decided08/00230/FUL
Repairs and repainting of external boundary walls and balustradings and repainting church window ingoes and surrounds
Free Presbyterian Church Matheson Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2LR
Received 13 May 2008 - Decided08/00231/REM
Erect House
10B Claddach Kirkibost Isle Of North Uist
Received 14 May 2008 - Decided08/00232/FUL
Provide Hardstanding and Access
65 Perceval Road South Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2TL
Received 14 May 2008 - Decided08/00233/FUL
Erection of amenity building
Scaladale Centre Ardvourlie Isle Of Harris HS3 3AB
Received 13 May 2008 - Decided08/00234/FUL
Erect new Dwelling House
37D Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 May 2008 - Decided08/00235/FUL
Erect Porch and Disabled Entrance
Our Lady Of The Waves And St John Church Vatersay Isle Of Barra HS9 5YW
Received 16 May 2008 - Decided08/00236/OUT
Erect House
7A Aird Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 19 May 2008 - Decided08/00237/OHL
11,000 volt wood pole overhead line
Overhead Line Kirkibost Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 May 2008 - Decided08/00238/FUL
Erection of private dwelling house and installation of oil storage tank
24B Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 May 2008 - Decided08/00239/FUL
Erection of Timber Bandstand
Community Centre Cearn Shulaisgeir Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2YN
Received 21 May 2008 - Decided08/00240/FUL
Proposed New road Entrance and Associated Works and Access provision to Waste Water Treatment Plant
Former Primary School Site Garrynamonie Isle Of South Uist
Received 21 May 2008 - Decided08/00241/LBC
Extend House
Bornish House Bornish Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SA
Received 21 May 2008 - Decided08/00242/FUL
Erection of dwelling house
1A Eorodale Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 May 2008 - Decided08/00243/FUL
Replacement of 2 no. existing velux roof lights with storm windows and replacement of remaining velux roof lights with new ones
52 Back Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LQ
Received 22 May 2008 - Decided08/00244/FUL
Erect 1.75 storey detached dwelling house
1C Braighe Road Branahuie Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 May 2008 - Decided08/00245/FUL
Erect 3 bedroom bungalow
5 Lighthill Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 May 2008 - Decided08/00246/FUL
Alteration to existing church hall
Free Presbyterian Church North Tolsta Isle Of Lewis HS2 0NH
Received 27 May 2008 - Decided08/00247/FUL
Construction of a road to the shore, a turning area for cars (2) and construct a slipway
Slipway Grimshader Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 May 2008 - Decided08/00249/OUT
Erect House
8 Lochganvich Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 May 2008 - Decided08/00250/FUL
Provision of Bus Shelter
Bus Shelter Rathad Ur Lower Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 May 2008
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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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