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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
24 Balemore Bayhead Isle Of North Uist HS6 5EB
Received 16 Jun 20088B Upper Aird Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0EU
Received 16 Jun 2008County Hotel 12 Francis Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2XB
Received 16 Jun 2008Cal Max Limited Workshop 1 Blackwater Newmarket Isle Of Lewis HS2 0EE
Received 17 Jun 2008Druim An Iasgar Mast Lochcarnan Isle Of South Uist
Received 12 Jun 200811 Bun-A-Mhullin Eriskay Isle Of South Uist
Received 13 Jun 2008Shed 12 Ardroil Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 18 Jun 2008Shed 12 Ardroil Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 18 Jun 2008Messrs Maclean Mair Nicolson And Company Limited The Corner Shop Perceval Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2UG
Received 19 Jun 200816 Vatersay Isle Of Barra HS9 5YW
Received 18 Jun 20082C Luskentyre Isle Of Harris
Received 17 Jun 2008Marine Harvest Marine Site Fish Farm Marulaig Bay North Glendale Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 20 Jun 200830 Loch Street Barvas Isle Of Lewis
Received 20 Jun 2008170B Earsary Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 18 Jun 2008Loch Shell Fish Farm Eishken Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 Jun 200811 Bun-A-Mhullin Eriskay Isle Of South Uist
Received 24 Jun 2008Shed Doune Carloway Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 Jun 200820B Glen Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 25 Jun 2008Heritage Centre Nunton Steadings Nunton Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LU
Received 25 Jun 2008Heritage Centre Nunton Steadings Nunton Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LU
Received 25 Jun 20082 Kilerivagh Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5QF
Received 26 Jun 20084A Holm Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Jun 2008Tigh Na Cleite 12 Carishader Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9ER
Received 27 Jun 2008Traigh Sanda Sand Pit Eoropie Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Jun 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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