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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Obbe Road Leverburgh Isle Of Harris
Received 16 Nov 2009Ard Gharbh 12 Uachdar Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LY
Received 18 Nov 2009Free Church Of Scotland Carinish Isle Of North Uist HS6 5HR
Received 19 Nov 2009Caravan 3 Luskentyre Isle Of Harris
Received 19 Nov 2009Church Of Scotland Griminish Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5QA
Received 23 Nov 200929 Goathill Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2NL
Received 23 Nov 2009Fish Factory Arnish Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 Nov 2009Arinacrinachd 23 Urquhart Gardens Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2TX
Received 24 Nov 2009Studio 2 Garyvard Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 Nov 2009Tigh Na Mara 5 Rhenigidale Isle Of Harris HS3 3BD
Received 23 Nov 2009289 Kilpheder Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TB
Received 23 Nov 2009Hard Standing Cameron Terrace Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Nov 200914B Hougharry Isle Of North Uist
Received 25 Nov 2009Community Centre Bayherivagh Northbay Isle Of Barra HS9 5YQ
Received 25 Nov 2009Barra Childrens Centre Barra Pre School Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XD
Received 26 Nov 200968 Lighthill Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Nov 2009Temporary Office, Store And Car Park Maraig Isle Of Harris
Received 27 Nov 2009Time And Tide Bell Project Bosta Croir Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Nov 200916A Gress Isle Of Lewis
Received 30 Nov 2009Transmission Line Arnish Isle Of Lewis
Received 30 Nov 200938C Breasclete Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Dec 2009Caladh Ardhasaig Isle Of Harris
Received 4 Dec 2009Church Of Scotland Lower Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QY
Received 4 Dec 2009Church Of Scotland Lower Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QY
Received 4 Dec 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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