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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
Balivanich New Primary School Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 16 Oct 200912B Seilebost Isle Of Harris
Received 15 Oct 200926B North Street Sandwick Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Oct 2009Harris Hotel Tarbert Isle Of Harris HS3 3BG
Received 16 Oct 20097B Malaclate Sollas Isle Of North Uist
Received 16 Oct 200962A Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Oct 2009Glen House 77 Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9NU
Received 22 Oct 20094C Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Oct 20095 Kirkibost Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Oct 200919C Melbost Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS2 0BG
Received 21 Oct 2009Cattle Grid And Bypass Bogach Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 13 Oct 20091B Borrisdale Isle Of Harris
Received 22 Oct 2009James Maclennan Yard Inaclete Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RB
Received 27 Oct 2009Kelp Cottage Locheport Isle Of North Uist HS6 5EU
Received 28 Oct 2009Agricultural Shed 42 North Bragar Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Oct 2009Site Caravan And Septic Tank Flodabay Isle Of Harris
Received 28 Oct 2009Marine Site Site At Eughlam East Loch Roag Kirkibost Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Oct 2009Marine Site Sron Alla Tollan Fish Farm (Toa Tolsta) Gress Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Oct 200947B Lower Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Oct 2009Town Hall Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DB
Received 29 Oct 2009Shivinish Scotvein Grimsay Isle Of North Uist HS6 5JA
Received 29 Oct 2009Telecommunications Mast Bruernish Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 30 Oct 2009Town Hall Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DB
Received 29 Oct 2009The Cottage West Gerinish Isle Of South Uist
Received 30 Oct 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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