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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Barvas Community Association Community Centre Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0RA
Received 28 Apr 2010Barvas Community Association Community Centre Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0RA
Received 28 Apr 201017 Hacklett Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5PR
Received 29 Apr 2010Sign Bayhead Isle Of North Uist
Received 1 Mar 2010113 Upper Borve Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XR
Received 30 Apr 201027 Northton Isle Of Harris HS3 3JA
Received 3 May 201035 Scott Road Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 3 May 201030 Laggandoin Scalpay Isle Of Harris HS4 3YF
Received 3 May 201011 Scaristavore Isle Of Harris
Received 30 Apr 2010Camping Pods 52 North Galson Isle Of Lewis
Received 3 May 20104C Lacklee Isle Of Harris
Received 3 May 2010Burnbank Baymore Grimsay Isle Of North Uist HS6 5HX
Received 5 May 201089 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DG
Received 5 May 2010KJ Macdonald 29 - 31 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DD
Received 6 May 2010Lodge Laxdale Holiday Park Laxdale Lane Laxdale Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 May 201010A Kyles Scalpay Isle Of Harris HS3 3BS
Received 10 May 2010The Meadows Gress Isle Of Lewis HS2 0NB
Received 10 May 20107A North Street Sandwick Isle Of Lewis
Received 12 May 2010Fernpark 57 Clachan Eochar Isle Of South Uist HS8 5RA
Received 10 May 201022C Shulishader Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 11 May 2010Caravan 5 Uidh Vatersay Isle Of Barra
Received 12 May 2010Pentland Road All Weather Facility Knock Carloway Isle Of Lewis
Received 11 May 201057A Newvalley Isle Of Lewis
Received 13 May 2010Commercial Storage Blackwater Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 13 May 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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