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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
9A Rubha Ban Eriskay Isle Of South Uist
Received 14 Jul 201044 Newvalley Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DH
Received 16 Jul 2010Creed Enterprise Park Lochs Road Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Jul 2010Marine Site Soay Sound Fish Farm West Loch Tarbert West Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 15 Jul 2010Marine Site Soay Sound Fish Farm West Loch Tarbert West Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 15 Jul 201021A New Shawbost Isle Of Lewis
Received 14 Jul 20107B Portvoller Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 14 Jul 2010Sgeir Liath 5 Claddach Kirkibost Isle Of North Uist HS6 5EP
Received 19 Jul 2010Uisge Beatha Nan Eilean Loch Uisge Wind Turbines Lower Borve Isle Of Barra
Received 19 Jul 201014D New Garrabost Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Jul 201014 Lister Place Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2NE
Received 21 Jul 201040 Northton Isle Of Harris HS3 3JA
Received 23 Jul 2010Fabrication Yard Arnish Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Jul 2010Fish Farm Peacam Loch Erisort Ranish Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Jul 2010Fish Farm Peacam Loch Erisort Ranish Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Jul 201024 Gravir Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9QX
Received 23 Jul 20101B Cluer Isle Of Harris
Received 26 Jul 2010452A North Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 26 Jul 20105B North Locheynort Isle Of South Uist
Received 26 Jul 2010Spinal Route Kildonan Isle Of South Uist
Received 26 Jul 2010House Nunton Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LU
Received 27 Jul 20105 Ard Chung Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula
Received 27 Jul 2010Solas 183 Balnabodach Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5UT
Received 16 Jul 20101A Grimshader Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Jul 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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