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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
5 Kirkibost Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Aug 201013A Ardroil Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Aug 2010Fish Farm Groay Lingay Islands Rushgarry Berneray Isle Of North Uist
Received 27 Aug 2010Fish Farm Groay Lingay Islands Rushgarry Berneray Isle Of North Uist
Received 27 Aug 201024 Arnol Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DB
Received 30 Aug 2010Shed 9 Grean Isle Of Barra
Received 31 Aug 201081 Upper Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 31 Aug 201045 Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9PT
Received 1 Sept 20109B Hacklete Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Sept 20107 Perceval Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2UG
Received 2 Sept 20107A Askernish Isle Of South Uist
Received 2 Sept 2010Portacabin Brevig Harbour Vatisker Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 3 Sept 2010Oyster Farm At Loch Na H-Obbe Balnabodach Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 6 Sept 2010Eochar Community Association Community Centre Carnan Eochar Isle Of South Uist HS8 5QX
Received 8 Sept 201015 Trealigarry Brusda Berneray Isle Of North Uist
Received 8 Sept 20109A Bornish Isle Of South Uist
Received 10 Sept 201036 Sheshader Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0EW
Received 10 Sept 201044 Lower Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QY
Received 13 Sept 201027B South Shawbost Isle Of Lewis
Received 14 Sept 201016B Knockintorran Bayhead Isle Of North Uist
Received 15 Sept 20109 Achmore Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DU
Received 16 Sept 201014A Rhughasinish Lochcarnan Isle Of South Uist
Received 16 Sept 2010Ceabhaigh 3 Newpark Callanish Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Sept 201023 Bennadrove Road Marybank Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Sept 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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