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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Na h-Eileanan Siar
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Na h-Eileanan Siar. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates12,173Searchable applications
76Recorded as pending
99%Approval rate · 9,736 approved or refused records
141Refused applications
9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and Building StandardsContact planning Contact Building StandardsLocal plan Planning Policy and GuidancePre-application advice Pre-application Advice
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01851822692Council source
- Planning enquiries01870602425Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas4 mapped area records
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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.
More application records
- Decided09/00156/FUL
Erect Garage
3A Ballantrushal Isle Of Lewis HS2 0RG
Received 25 Mar 2009 - Decided09/00157/REM
Erect 3 bedroom bungalow and garage with two car parking spaces
57A North Shawbost Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Mar 2009 - Decided09/00158/OUT
Erect House
8A Garynahine Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Mar 2009 - Decided09/00159/FUL
Proposed Waste Transfer Station for materials, storage and recycling
Former Tip Site Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Mar 2009 - Decided09/00160/AGRIC
Erect polytunnel
1 Lickisto Isle Of Harris HS3 3EL
Received 25 Mar 2009 - Decided09/00161/TEL
Attach 1.2m dish to existing tower
Scottish Hydro Electric Generating Station Lochcarnan Isle Of South Uist HS8 5PD
Received 26 Mar 2009 - Decided09/00162/ADV
Erect double sided sign
Township Road Sign West Gerinish Isle Of South Uist
Received 25 Mar 2009 - Decided09/00163/FUL
Erect Conservatory
42 Lower Shader Isle Of Lewis HS2 0RH
Received 31 Mar 2009 - Decided09/00166/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building
3 Drimisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5RT
Received 31 Mar 2009 - Decided09/00167/FUL
Demolish poured concrete section of existing cottage, re-build in stone & re-roof in thatch
30 Backhill Berneray Isle Of North Uist HS6 5BD
Received 31 Mar 2009 - Decided09/00168/LBC
Re-thatch roof
Youth Hostel Rushgarry Berneray Isle Of North Uist HS6 5BQ
Received 2 Apr 2009 - Decided09/00169/FUL
Erect dwelling house
9B Ardveenish Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 2 Apr 2009 - Decided09/00170/COU
Change of use from industrial workshop and yard to waste transfer and recycling depot
Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar Workshop Garrygall Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5UH
Received 2 Apr 2009 - Decided09/00171/AGRIC
Erect shed
4 Cleat Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XX
Received 31 Mar 2009 - Decided09/00172/FUL
New shopfront (Cromwell Street), new signage (Cromwell Street & Kenneth Street)
Woolworth Plc 23 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DA
Received 3 Apr 2009 - Decided09/00173/ADV
Erect fascia advert at front and rear of building and projecting sign at front only
Woolworth Plc 23 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DA
Received 3 Apr 2009 - Decided09/00174/FUL
Erect House and Double Garage
11A Ardmhor Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 6 Apr 2009 - Decided09/00175/FUL
Alter house roof
11 Newmarket Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DZ
Received 30 Mar 2009 - Decided09/00176/REM
Erect Guest House and Garage
Guest House 5 Carnish Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 6 Apr 2009 - Decided09/00177/FUL
Extension to existing car park and picnic area
Car Park Rhenigidale Isle Of Harris
Received 16 Mar 2009 - Decided09/00178/FUL
Replace existing velux windows with dormers
Bosta 22B Aignish Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0PB
Received 8 Apr 2009 - Decided09/00179/FUL
Erect 3 bedroom dwelling house
9 Grimshader Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Apr 2009 - Decided09/00180/FUL
Enclose Land for use as Community Garden; Erect Greenhouse and Polytunnel
Community Centre Bayherivagh Northbay Isle Of Barra HS9 5YQ
Received 6 Apr 2009 - Decided09/00182/AGRIC
Erect Shed
298A Kilpheder Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TB
Received 3 Apr 2009
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What these statistics cover
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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