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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
5A North Street Sandwick Isle Of Lewis
Received 12 Nov 2008New House Bayview Griminish Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula
Received 13 Nov 2008Rubha Na Moine East Kilbride Isle Of South Uist
Received 12 Nov 20088 Knockaird Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0XF
Received 14 Nov 20086A Island Flodda Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 7 Nov 2008Ford View 3 Gramsdale Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LZ
Received 10 Nov 2008Gladstone House 3 Church Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DH
Received 18 Nov 2008Gormal Radio Mast Maraig Isle Of Harris
Received 18 Nov 200853 Ballagarr Fivepenny Borve Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Nov 2008Barn 49B Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 20 Nov 20083A Cross Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Nov 2008471 North Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 21 Nov 2008Orasaidh 389 Garrynamonie Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TX
Received 25 Nov 200813A Rushgarry Berneray Isle Of North Uist
Received 24 Nov 200847B Lower Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Nov 2008Stornoway Sea Angling Club South Beach Quay Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2BT
Received 26 Nov 2008Angus Maciver Limited Precast Concrete Works Rigs Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RF
Received 26 Nov 200842A Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Nov 200835 Cliff Valtos Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9HP
Received 1 Dec 2008Offices South Galson Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Dec 2008Land At Junction Sandwick Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Dec 2008Sir Edward Scott Primary School West Tarbert Isle Of Harris HS3 3BG
Received 3 Dec 2008Sportsworld 1 - 3 Francis Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2XD
Received 3 Dec 20083A Leanish Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 3 Dec 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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