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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Bernera Community Association Community Centre Breaclete Bernera Isle Of Lewis HS2 9LT
Received 5 Dec 2008Scottish Water Storage Tank Gress Isle Of Lewis
Received 5 Dec 2008Elizabeth Haldane Court Church Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 Dec 20081A North Glendale Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 5 Jan 200920A Aird Tong Isle Of Lewis HS2 0HT
Received 5 Jan 20099A Borrisdale Isle Of Harris
Received 5 Jan 2009Port Sheothail Hacklete Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 6 Jan 20091D Tolstachaolais Isle Of Lewis
Received 6 Jan 2009Overhead Line Strond Isle Of Harris
Received 7 Jan 2009Overhead Line Ferry Road Leverburgh Isle Of Harris
Received 7 Jan 200922 Portvoller Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 9 Jan 2009Caravan 465 South Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 12 Jan 2009Highlands And Islands Fire Board Fire Station Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LA
Received 9 Jan 2009Fire Station St Brendan Road Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XE
Received 9 Jan 2009Auxilary Fire Station Daliburgh Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 9 Jan 2009Unit 2 Fire Station Industrial Estate Knockline Bayhead Isle Of North Uist HS6 5DZ
Received 9 Jan 2009Druim Torrach 17 Hougharry Isle Of North Uist HS6 5DL
Received 14 Jan 20092A Baleshare Isle Of North Uist
Received 13 Jan 2009Housing Development St Brendan Road Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 15 Jan 2009Workshop 123 Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 12 Jan 2009Carrick Church Street Borve Isle Of Lewis HS2 0RT
Received 13 Jan 2009Scottish Coop Superstore Macaulay Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2HU
Received 12 Jan 20095 Newvalley Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DW
Received 12 Jan 200914 Sand Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2UE
Received 14 Jan 2009Records 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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