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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Tesco Stores Limited Commercial Store Shell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2BS
Received 27 Jun 200866 Upper Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Jun 2008Carrick 11 Bun-A-Mhullin Eriskay Isle Of South Uist HS8 5JR
Received 27 Jun 20082 Aird Tong Isle Of Lewis HS2 0HT
Received 1 Jul 200842A Aird Tong Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Jul 2008Loch Alainn 5 Breaclete Bernera Isle Of Lewis HS2 9LT
Received 1 Jul 2008Hen Sheds Macaulay Farm Lochs Road Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Jul 2008Telecommunications Mast Howmore Isle Of South Uist
Received 2 Jul 2008Telephone Exchange Daliburgh Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SS
Received 3 Jul 2008Advertisement Sign Shell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 11 Jul 2008Plot 1 Maraig Isle Of Harris
Received 7 Jul 2008Willowcroft 52 Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9PT
Received 7 Jul 200857A Newvalley Isle Of Lewis
Received 8 Jul 2008Housing Development 48 Upper Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Jul 2008Overhead Line Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Jul 2008121A Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 8 Jul 2008Tower Guest House 32 James Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2QN
Received 8 Jul 2008Tower Guest House 32 James Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2QN
Received 8 Jul 200882 West End Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9PX
Received 15 Jul 200850 Garrabost Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0PW
Received 9 Jul 200826 Cross Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 9 Jul 20085 Diracleit Isle Of Harris
Received 10 Jul 20084 Bunavoneader Isle Of Harris
Received 10 Jul 20086 Borve Berneray Isle Of North Uist HS6 5BJ
Received 15 Jul 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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