Understanding planning · 13 min read
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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
8A Rhughasinish Lochcarnan Isle Of South Uist
Received 5 Jan 2009Highlands And Islands Fire Board Fire Station Robertson Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2LL
Received 14 Jan 20093C Carriegreich Isle Of Harris
Received 13 Jan 200925 Laxay Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Jan 200922C Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Jan 200918A Brue Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Jan 200950 Arnol Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Jan 200974 Keith Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2JG
Received 19 Jan 200974 Keith Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2JG
Received 19 Jan 2009Studio 2 Garyvard Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Jan 2009172A Earsary Isle Of Barra
Received 21 Jan 2009Harris Tweed Mill North Shawbost Isle Of Lewis HS2 9BS
Received 20 Jan 2009New House 1 Uidh Vatersay Isle Of Barra
Received 22 Jan 200919 Upper Shader Isle Of Lewis
Received 22 Jan 2009336A North Boisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TD
Received 23 Jan 200918 Hacklett Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5PR
Received 23 Jan 2009Loliondo 4 Locheport Isle Of North Uist HS6 5EX
Received 23 Jan 20092B Newvalley Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Jan 200927 Perceval Road South Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2TP
Received 27 Jan 200915A Newvalley Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Jan 2009Overhead Line Doune Carloway Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Jan 200923A Milking Hill Tong Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Jan 2009Adjacent Loch Mhic A Roin Bayhead Isle Of North Uist
Received 27 Jan 2009New House Clachan Farm Clachan Sands Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 30 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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