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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 Bun-A-Mhullin Eriskay Isle Of South Uist HS8 5JR
Received 27 Sept 20106B Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Sept 2010Wind Turbine 36 South Dell Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 22 Sept 2010Lemreway Cages Loch Shell Eishken Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Sept 201016B Newvalley Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Sept 201025 Kirkibost Bernera Isle Of Lewis HS2 9LX
Received 30 Sept 201036E Newpark Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Sept 201036D Newpark Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Sept 2010Whiteshore 1 Kyles Paible Bayhead Isle Of North Uist HS6 5DY
Received 27 Sept 20104A Quidinish Isle Of Harris
Received 1 Oct 2010Angus Maciver Limited 2 Rigs Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RF
Received 30 Sept 201016 Baleshare Isle Of North Uist HS6 5HG
Received 30 Sept 2010Balivanich Community Association Community Centre Tindill Close Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LG
Received 1 Oct 2010Overhead Line Leverhulme Road Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 1 Oct 201011 Luskentyre Isle Of Harris
Received 1 Oct 201013 Luskentyre Isle Of Harris
Received 1 Oct 20109 Horgabost Isle Of Harris
Received 1 Oct 201010 Horgabost Isle Of Harris
Received 1 Oct 201012 Luskentyre Isle Of Harris
Received 1 Oct 2010Shed 16 Hougharry Isle Of North Uist
Received 1 Oct 2010East Fish Farm South Ford Lochcarnan Isle Of South Uist
Received 1 Oct 2010Holmar Fish Farm Lochcarnan Isle Of South Uist
Received 1 Oct 2010Car Park And Information Point Urgha Isle Of Harris
Received 4 Oct 2010WISP - Daliburgh School Daliburgh Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 6 Oct 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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