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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
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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided08/00251/FUL
Erect House
409 Smerclete Isle Of South Uist
Received 3 Jun 2008 - Decided08/00252/FUL
Erect Detached Garage
3 Ledaig Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5UL
Received 3 Jun 2008 - Decided08/00253/FUL
Construct Malt Whisky Distillery and Associated Administration and Visitors Centre
Distillery Upper Borve Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 4 Jun 2008 - Decided08/00255/FUL
Change of use of building at above address from shop and garage to agricultural vehicle and implement store.
Shop 20B Upper Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QH
Received 4 Jun 2008 - Decided08/00256/OUT
Construction of one and three quarter dwelling on existing croft land
6B Lower Sandwick Isle Of Lewis
Received 4 Jun 2008 - Decided08/00257/AGRIC
Erect Steel Agricultural Building
57A Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9NS
Received 6 Jun 2008 - Decided08/00258/FUL
Extension to form studio
West Loch House West Tarbert Isle Of Harris HS3 3BG
Received 3 Jun 2008 - Decided08/00259/OUT
Covered sports arena and heritage museum
Sports Arena Lochs Road Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 5 Jun 2008 - Decided08/00260/FUL
Renovate the existing dwelling and build small extension
Croft Cottage 25 Fivepenny Borve Isle Of Lewis HS2 0RX
Received 6 Jun 2008 - Decided08/00261/FUL
Erect dwelling house, one storey
Proposed House 9A Cross Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Jun 2008 - Decided08/00262/FUL
Erection of ATM Module
Tesco Stores Limited Commercial Store Shell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2BS
Received 10 Jun 2008 - Decided08/00264/ADV
Proposed advertising - totem and signboards
Lavas Garage Bennadrove Road Marybank Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DF
Received 11 Jun 2008 - Decided08/00265/OUT
Erect house
58A Newvalley Laxdale Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Jun 2008 - Decided08/00266/FUL
Erect Garage
6 Upper Coll Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LS
Received 11 Jun 2008 - Decided08/00267/FUL
Erect Dwelling House
15 Caolis Vatersay Isle Of Barra
Received 9 Jun 2008 - Decided08/00268/FUL
Construction of new dwelling house
28C North Bragar Isle Of Lewis
Received 12 Jun 2008 - Decided08/00269/FUL
Erect Dwelling House
16A Balemore Bayhead Isle Of North Uist
Received 12 Jun 2008 - Decided08/00270/AGRIC
Erect Store/Workshop
11 Bun-A-Mhullin Eriskay Isle Of South Uist
Received 13 Jun 2008 - Decided08/00271/FUL
Erect House with Garage
8 Claddach Kyles Isle Of North Uist
Received 13 Jun 2008 - Decided08/00272/AGRIC
Erect Shed
324A Strome Kilpheder Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TB
Received 13 Jun 2008 - Decided08/00273/OUT
Erect House
9B Leanish Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 13 Jun 2008 - Decided08/00274/FUL
2 9M Wind Turbines
Wind Turbines Craigston Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 16 Jun 2008 - Decided08/00276/FUL
Erect single storey, 4 bedroom dwelling house
2 Newpark Callanish Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Jun 2008 - Decided08/00277/FUL
Single Storey Extension
Miavaig House Bhuida Bheag Veg Miavaig Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9HE
Received 16 Jun 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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