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Scotland · Local authority
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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided09/00393/PPD
To Extend Ground Slab of Existing Civic Amenity Site at Landfill Site
Rueval Refuse Dump Market Stance Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LA
Received 27 Jul 2009 - Decided09/00395/PPD
Conversion of Ruined Church into House and Artist's Studio
Former Parliamentary Church Rushgarry Berneray Isle Of North Uist
Received 27 Jul 2009 - Decided09/00396/LBC
Conversion of Ruined Church into House and Artist's Studio
Former Parliamentary Church Rushgarry Berneray Isle Of North Uist
Received 27 Jul 2009 - Decided09/00397/PPD
Erect House
3 Grimsay Island Peters Port Isle Of Benbecula
Received 28 Jul 2009 - Decided09/00399/COU
Retail, Office and Resource Centre
Unit C Esplanade Court Quay Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Jul 2009 - Decided09/00400/PPP
Erect House
16 Balemore Bayhead Isle Of North Uist
Received 28 Jul 2009 - Decided09/00401/PPD
Re-roofing existing flat roof with pitched roof
Stornoway Primary School Jamieson Drive Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Jul 2009 - Decided09/00402/PPD
Erect House
13 Borve Berneray Isle Of North Uist
Received 21 Jul 2009 - Decided09/00403/PPD
Extend House and Loft Development
6 St Michael's Drive Eriskay Isle Of South Uist HS8 5JT
Received 30 Jul 2009 - Decided09/00404/PPD
Erect steel framed & clad building for boat club use
Boat Club Backhill Berneray Isle Of North Uist
Received 30 Jul 2009 - Local Review - Decision Reversed09/00405/PPD
Change of use from office to bakery retail outlet with hot food take-out
41 Winfield Way Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LH
Received 21 Jul 2009 - Decided09/00406/FFPA
Change of pen size and layout - 14 pens at 100m circumference
Marine Site Groatay Loch Cheesebay Cheesebay Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 31 Jul 2009 - Decided09/00407/FULTEL
Install 2 No Yagi antennas onto existing 30.5m lattice mast at 4.5m and 5m above ground level and install 1 No equipment cabinet measuring 1700 x 500 x 1558mm within existing compound
Loch Nan Learg Mast Groseclett Isle Of Harris
Received 29 Jul 2009 - Decided09/00409/PPD
Alterations to front elevation windows
Highlands And Western Isles Valuation Joint Board 42 - 46 Point Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2XF
Received 4 Aug 2009 - Decided09/00410/FFPA
Modification to the layout of an existing fish farm. 12 x 100m circumference plastic circular pens, arranged in two groups of six (2 x 3 and 2 x 3), 12m deep nets.
Marine Site Scotasay East Loch Tarbert East Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 31 Jul 2009 - Decided09/00411/SCR_L
Vestas V34 Wind Turbine Hub height 45M
Wind Turbine 7 Bornish Isle Of South Uist
Received 6 Aug 2009 - Decided09/00412/AGRIC
Erect steel framed building
Shed 13 Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 4 Aug 2009 - Decided09/00413/PPD
Construction of Entrance Porch to Community Shop and Cafe
Co Chomunn Na Pairc Shop Kershader Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9QA
Received 10 Aug 2009 - Decided09/00415/PPD
Erection of Dwelling - change of use from public bar
Borve Country House Hotel Borve Isle Of Lewis HS2 0RX
Received 10 Aug 2009 - Decided09/00416/PPD
Erection of new dwelling
98 West End Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Aug 2009 - Decided09/00417/PPD
Erect Poly Tunnel
14 Knock Carloway Isle Of Lewis HS2 9AW
Received 7 Aug 2009 - Decided09/00419/PPP
Rebuild and extend ruined crofthouse
1 Geocrab Isle Of Harris
Received 27 Jul 2009 - Decided09/00420/PPD
Erect house with garage
34A Upper Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Aug 2009 - Decided09/00422/SCR_L
Enercon E20 Wind Turbine Hub height 39.5M Tower
Wind Turbine 7 Bornish Isle Of South Uist
Received 6 Aug 2009
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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