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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
An Lanntair Kenneth Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DS
Received 31 Aug 2009Greenhouse 7 Reef Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Aug 2009Industrial Estate 10 Inaclete Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Aug 20097 North Locheynort Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SN
Received 1 Sept 2009Wind Turbine 7 Bornish Isle Of South Uist
Received 2 Sept 2009New House Bayview Griminish Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula
Received 2 Sept 20096 School Park Knock Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0BS
Received 1 Sept 2009Road Improvement Glen Kyles Leverburgh Isle Of Harris
Received 3 Sept 2009Auxilary Fire Station Daliburgh Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 7 Sept 2009Brogan Fuels Fuel Storage Tanks Stornoway Airport Melbost Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 3 Sept 2009324 North Boisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TD
Received 9 Sept 2009Macleods Garage 14 Bayhead Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DU
Received 8 Sept 200933 South Galson Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Sept 2009Direcleit And Kendebig Common Grazing Woodland Old Pier Road Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 7 Sept 200921 Westview Terrace Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2HP
Received 9 Sept 2009Greenacres Guest House 8 Smith Avenue Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2PY
Received 10 Sept 200969A New Street North Tolsta Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Sept 2009Geobeag Fish Farm West Loch Tarbert West Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 10 Sept 2009Polytunnel Boreray Newton Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 14 Sept 2009Quarry Creed Enterprise Park Lochs Road Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 11 Sept 200932 North Shawbost Isle Of Lewis
Received 14 Sept 2009The Co-operative Group Supermarket Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XD
Received 9 Sept 2009Sorelle Lodge Griminish Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5QA
Received 15 Sept 2009New Harris House Leverhulme Road Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 15 Sept 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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