Understanding planning · 13 min read
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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5A Carnish Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 11 Jan 20106B Kirkibost Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 12 Jan 20103 Mangersta Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9EY
Received 12 Jan 2010The Steading 4 Enaclete Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 12 Jan 2010190B Balnabodach Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 14 Jan 201029A Claddach Baleshare Isle Of North Uist
Received 11 Jan 2010Dorran Bungalow Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TH
Received 14 Jan 2010Caberfeidh 19A Seilebost Isle Of Harris HS3 3HP
Received 14 Jan 2010Wind Turbine 7 Bornish Isle Of South Uist
Received 15 Jan 2010The Old Manse Baleloch Balemartin Isle Of North Uist
Received 15 Jan 201033A Aird Tong Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Jan 2010Barn 15 Vatisker Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Jan 2010Listed Thatched Cottage Rushgarry Berneray Isle Of North Uist
Received 18 Jan 2010Lochside View 6 Drimisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5RT
Received 18 Jan 2010Caravan Site 104 Lower Borve Isle Of Barra
Received 19 Jan 2010New Harris House Leverhulme Road Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 19 Jan 20104B Branahuie Isle Of Lewis
Received 18 Jan 2010Barn 2 Carishader Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 20 Jan 20106A Port Of Ness Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 20 Jan 2010Fish Farm 2 Loch Shell Eishken Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Jan 2010Barn 2 Meavaig South Isle Of Harris
Received 21 Jan 201025 Coll Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LP
Received 22 Jan 2010Port Sheothail Hacklete Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 22 Jan 2010Bayhead Estuary Bayhead Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Jan 2010Records 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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