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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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
- Decided10/00334/PPD
Construction of composite armour stone rock revetments at Bay E
Coastal Protection Works Bay E West Kilbride Isle Of South Uist
Received 15 Jun 2010 - Decided10/00335/PPD
Existing single track carriageway to be widened to double track on the A865 Lochmaddy to Lochboisdale road between Carinish & Eilean a' Ghiorr
Road Improvements Carinish Isle Of North Uist
Received 16 Jun 2010 - Decided10/00336/PPD
Erect House
4A Fivepenny Borve Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Jun 2010 - Decided10/00337/PPD
To erect a figurative willow sculpture as part of an arts education project
Castle Green Castle Grounds Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Jun 2010 - Decided10/00338/MSC
Erect house
6B Malaclate Sollas Isle Of North Uist
Received 17 Jun 2010 - Decided10/00339/PPD
Erect 5kw wind turbine
Wind Turbine Scott Road Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 16 Jun 2010 - Decided10/00341/PPD
Site Portable Unit
Stores And Resturant Ardmaree Borve Berneray Isle Of North Uist HS6 5BJ
Received 17 Jun 2010 - Decided10/00342/SCR_L
Erect a 5kw wind turbine
Wind Turbine Scott Road Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 16 Jun 2010 - Decided10/00343/PPP
Erect House
4A Park Barvas Isle Of Lewis
Received 17 Jun 2010 - Decided10/00344/AGRIC
Erect timber frame building for general agriculture/crofting
5 Drinishader Isle Of Harris HS3 3DX
Received 18 Jun 2010 - Decided10/00345/PPP
Erect 2 holiday cottages
Holiday Cottages 199 Stoneybridge Isle Of South Uist
Received 22 Jun 2010 - Decided10/00346/TEL
Install additional electronic communications apparatus
Aerial And Cable Clettraval Hosta Tigharry Isle Of North Uist
Received 22 Jun 2010 - Decided10/00347/PPD
Change of use from dwelling to 16 bed hostel with en-suite facilities
House Nunton Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LU
Received 21 Jun 2010 - Decided10/00349/FFPA
Change of feed equipment - from a C-Cap barge to a Sitecna barge
Marine Site Sgeir Buidhe Loch Erisort Ranish Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 22 Jun 2010 - Decided10/00350/SCR_M
Change of feed equipment - from a C-Cap barge to a Sitecna barge
Marine Site Sgeir Buidhe Loch Erisort Ranish Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 22 Jun 2010 - Decided10/00351/SCR_L
To extend the existing quarry, to provide minerals, into the area east of the A859 and West of Loch a' Mhaide, removing a low rise.
Druim Loch A Mhaide Quarry Airidhbhruach Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 18 Jun 2010 - Decided10/00352/PPD
Installation of a Wind Turbine, a 20kw on a 18 meter mast, and a rotor diameter of 10.4 meters
Urras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn Offices South Galson Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Apr 2010 - Decided10/00353/FFPA
Install 4 mussel lines of 220m
Eilean Dhomhnuill Mussel Farm Cheesebay Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 25 Jun 2010 - Decided10/00354/FFPA
New Mussel Farm
Bagh Clann Alasdair Mussel Farm Lochskipport Isle Of South Uist
Received 25 Jun 2010 - Decided10/00355/FFPA
New Mussel Farm
Rubha Camus Mussel Farm Lochskipport Isle Of South Uist
Received 25 Jun 2010 - Decided10/00356/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building
25B Lemreway Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Jun 2010 - Decided10/00357/OHL
Additional Wood Pole on Existing 11,000 Volt Overhead Line
Overhead Line Bornish Isle Of South Uist
Received 25 Jun 2010 - Decided10/00358/PPD
Extend house (inc demolition of existing extension and porch)
15A Upper Shader Isle Of Lewis HS2 0RQ
Received 29 Jun 2010 - Decided10/00359/ADV
Erect Sign
Road Sign Hosta Tigharry Isle Of North Uist
Received 30 Jun 2010
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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