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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided10/00441/PPD
Erection of timber clad extension to existing build including erection of a tubular canopy with white HDPE/LDPE cover over roof/gable ends
Willowglen Garden Centre Matheson Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2LB
Received 16 Aug 2010 - Decided10/00442/PPD
Erection of dwelling house
47B Upper Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Aug 2010 - Decided10/00443/COU
Change of use from Barn to Gallery and Tea Room
Cnoc Ard Gallery 46 South Shawbost Isle Of Lewis
Received 17 Aug 2010 - Decided10/00444/PPP
Erect house
244A Garrahellie Daliburgh Isle Of South Uist
Received 17 Aug 2010 - Decided10/00445/PPP
Erect house
244B Garrahellie Daliburgh Isle Of South Uist
Received 17 Aug 2010 - Decided10/00446/PPD
Erection of conservatory
Templeton 1 Carinish Isle Of North Uist HS6 5HL
Received 17 Aug 2010 - Decided10/00447/PPD
Extension of house
Ferguslea 16 Carinish Isle Of North Uist HS6 5HL
Received 17 Aug 2010 - Decided10/00448/PPP
Erect house
Loch Na Obe Cottage Loch Na Hobe Balnabodach Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 18 Aug 2010 - Decided10/00449/ADV
Erect display signs
Road Signs Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula
Received 19 Aug 2010 - Decided10/00450/ADV
Display sign
Display Sign Winfield Way Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 19 Aug 2010 - Decided10/00451/PPD
Extend house
28 North Street Sandwick Isle Of Lewis HS2 0AD
Received 19 Aug 2010 - Decided10/00452/LBC
Repairs to external fabric, new windows and paint exterior of building
Thorlee Guest House 1 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DB
Received 19 Aug 2010 - Decided10/00453/CON
Demolition of existing building
Martins General Purpose Hall Francis Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Aug 2010 - Decided10/00454/PPD
Erect general purpose building
Martins General Purpose Hall Francis Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Aug 2010 - Decided10/00455/ADV
Erect directional signboard
Road Sign 1 Marybank Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Aug 2010 - Decided10/00456/ADV
Erect directional signboard
Road Sign 2 Marybank Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Aug 2010 - Decided10/00457/ADV
Erect directional signboard
Road Sign 3 Marybank Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Aug 2010 - Decided10/00458/PPP
Change of use from coal storage yard to residential site for a single detached house
T H Ferguson And Company Limited Coal Yard Lochcarnan Isle Of South Uist HS8 5PD
Received 20 Aug 2010 - Decided10/00459/PPD
Site 3 Static Caravans on Croft
Caravan Park 12 Eoligarry Isle Of Barra
Received 20 Aug 2010 - Decided10/00460/PPD
Redistribution/disposal of waste material from adjacent land identified in planning application 09/00525 to form grass banking between the extended council car park being constructed as part of this planning application and the surrounding grassed area, including the removal of a number of small trees
Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar Council Offices Sandwick Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2BW
Received 24 Aug 2010 - Decided10/00461/PPD
Demolish two lean to sections to north elevation. Erect new extension with link to existing. Renovate existing house.
28 Habost Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0TG
Received 25 Aug 2010 - Decided10/00463/PPD
Erect Agricultural Shed
Ford View 3 Gramsdale Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LZ
Received 26 Aug 2010 - Decided10/00464/PPD
Erect steel framed building for storage of building materials
Store 39B Upper Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Aug 2010 - Decided10/00465/COU
Change of use from hall to dwelling house
Former Mission Hall Achmore Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Aug 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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