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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
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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
Conservation areas4 mapped area records
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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
- Decided10/00094/AGRIC
Extension to Shed
Shed 5 Scotvein Grimsay Isle Of North Uist
Received 18 Feb 2010 - Decided10/00095/ADV
Erect signboard
Road Sign Locheport Isle Of North Uist
Received 18 Feb 2010 - Decided10/00096/PPD
Change of use of existing building to form art/craft workshop & open studio
Studio 1 Sidinish Locheport Isle Of North Uist
Received 18 Feb 2010 - Decided10/00097/PPP
Proposed House
47 Melbost Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Feb 2010 - Decided10/00098/PPP
Proposed House
46 Melbost Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Feb 2010 - Decided10/00099/PPD
Erect House
14 Breaclete Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 Feb 2010 - Decided10/00100/AGRIC
2 polytunnels
Polytunnels 1 Earshader Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 Feb 2010 - Decided10/00101/PPP
Erect House
6C Seilebost Isle Of Harris
Received 23 Feb 2010 - Decided10/00102/PPP
Erect house
4 Frobost Isle Of South Uist
Received 24 Feb 2010 - Decided10/00104/PPD
Erect house
1 Claddach Vallay Sollas Isle Of North Uist
Received 24 Feb 2010 - Decided10/00105/FFPAES
Develop a previously unused site
Marine Site Sron Alla Tollan Fish Farm (Toa Tolsta) Gress Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 Feb 2010 - Decided10/00107/PPD
Erect modular garage and domestic turbine
9 Keose Glebe Keose Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9JX
Received 26 Feb 2010 - Decided10/00109/PPD
Erect house
415A Smerclete Isle Of South Uist
Received 2 Mar 2010 - Decided10/00110/COU
Change of use of land to provide 11 car parking spaces
New Car Park North Beach Quay North Beach Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 3 Mar 2010 - Decided10/00111/CON
Demolition of existing oil depot to create a carpark
K Maclennan Oils Limited Oil Depot North Beach Quay North Beach Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2XP
Received 3 Mar 2010 - Decided10/00112/PPD
Change of use from agricultural shed to holiday chalet
Solas Chalet 183 Balnabodach Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 3 Mar 2010 - Decided10/00113/LBC
Replacement of contemporary timber windows with 4 glazed pane units and enlargement of front porch
The Lodge Gress Isle Of Lewis HS2 0NB
Received 3 Mar 2010 - Decided10/00114/PPD
Erect dwelling house with B&B accommodation
49A Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Mar 2010 - Decided10/00115/PPD
Erect House
1A Drimisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 1 Mar 2010 - Decided10/00116/SCR_L
Erect wind turbine
Wind Turbine Locheport Isle Of North Uist
Received 4 Mar 2010 - Decided10/00117/SCR_L
Screening Opinion request for Urgha Community Recycling site wind turbine
Urgha Community Recycling Site Wind Turbine Urgha Isle Of Harris
Received 4 Mar 2010 - Decided10/00118/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building for storage of agricultural machines/storage of horticultural equipment
15 North Tolsta Isle Of Lewis
Received 3 Mar 2010 - Decided10/00119/PPD
Extension and alteration to dwelling house
Seaview Hill Street North Tolsta Isle Of Lewis HS2 0NG
Received 8 Mar 2010 - Decided10/00120/PPD
Erect House
44 Flesherin Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 8 Mar 2010
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start 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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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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