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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided09/00284/PPP
Erect 2 Houses
Housing Development Castlebay Hotel Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 29 May 2009 - Decided09/00285/FUL
Extension to form new utility room and dining room
6 Linshader Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DR
Received 3 Jun 2009 - Decided09/00286/FUL
It is proposed to join together business units number 2 and 3 at Eireastadh through an infill extension
Industrial Estate Eireastadh Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 3 Jun 2009 - Decided09/00287/LBC
Replacement of existing roof covering, (Boiler House Roof Refurbishment only)
Free Church Kenneth Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DR
Received 3 Jun 2009 - Decided09/00288/PPD
Erect dwelling house
97 West End Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 3 Jun 2009 - Decided09/00290/COU
Change of use from Fish Farming Process Factory to a Workshop Museum
Factory Marybank Industrial Estate Marybank Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DB
Received 8 Jun 2009 - Decided09/00291/OUT
Erect Residential House
13B Cross Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 8 Jun 2009 - Decided09/00292/LBC
West wing - replace garage door on west elevation with window, block up doorway on south elevation, replace window on north elevation with door, erect external shower to north elevation, convert loft space & install roof window.
Balranald House Balranald Bayhead Isle Of North Uist HS6 5DW
Received 4 Jun 2009 - Decided09/00293/REM
Erect Dwelling House
9A Eoropie Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 8 Jun 2009 - Decided09/00294/AGRIC
Erect Animal Shelter and Agricultural Building
69 East End Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9PW
Received 5 Jun 2009 - Decided09/00295/PPD
To provide an annex to the existing Church containing hall and new facilities
Church Of Scotland Knock Carloway Isle Of Lewis HS2 9AU
Received 9 Jun 2009 - Decided09/00296/FUL
Proposed new dwelling house
36A Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 9 Jun 2009 - Decided09/00297/OUT
Erect dwelling house & garage
15 Malaclate Sollas Isle Of North Uist
Received 10 Jun 2009 - Decided09/00298/FUL
Erection of Dwelling House
62 Upper Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Jun 2009 - Decided09/00299/FUL
Installation of an additional antenna mounted on the existing antenna support.
Fire Station Community Centre Crowlista Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9JE
Received 10 Jun 2009 - Decided09/00300/AGRIC
Erect Polytunnel
6 West Gerinish Isle Of South Uist HS8 5RW
Received 11 Jun 2009 - Decided09/00301/FUL
Erect 4 bedroom bungalow (Family Home)
18C Aignish Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Jun 2009 - Decided09/00302/FUL
Installation of an additional antenna mounted on the existing antenna support pole
Fire Station South Dell Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0SP
Received 11 Jun 2009 - Decided09/00303/PPD
Construction of new office and 2 no Flats
Office And Flats Development East Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 15 Jun 2009 - Decided09/00304/FUL
Re-profiling of 500m of shingle beach & construction of 400m armourstone bund
Coastal Protection Works Stoneybridge Isle Of South Uist
Received 12 Jun 2009 - Decided09/00305/OUT
Erect house
47A Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Jun 2009 - Decided09/00306/FUL
Restoration and conversion of abandoned former dwelling house and store shed; change of use into tapestry weaving workshop, storeroom, and workroom for sorting, and spinning wools and mohair.
Shed 21 Tobson Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Jun 2009 - Decided09/00307/FUL
Erect House
8A Garynahine Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 17 Jun 2009 - Decided09/00308/LBC
Reinstatement of buttress walling/removal of cement mortar/repairs to wallheads, cavities, gables and chimneys.
4 Gearranan Village Gearranan Carloway Isle Of Lewis
Received 17 Jun 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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