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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ceannard 1 Claddach Illeray Isle Of North Uist HS6 5ES
Received 3 Jun 2010Overhead Line West Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 3 Jun 201017A Upper Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 4 Jun 201015 Kennedy Terrace Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2LQ
Received 7 Jun 201026 Brenish Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9HB
Received 7 Jun 2010Wind Turbine Tong Farm Tong Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Jun 20103A Eoligarry Isle Of Barra
Received 7 Jun 2010Wind Turbines 143 Brevig Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 7 Jun 201027A Swordale Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0BP
Received 8 Jun 201016A West Gerinish Isle Of South Uist
Received 8 Jun 20103A Eoligarry Isle Of Barra
Received 7 Jun 20104A Illeray Baleshare Isle Of North Uist HS6 5HQ
Received 9 Jun 2010Wind Turbines Amhuinnsuidhe Isle Of Harris
Received 9 Jun 20105 Malaclate Sollas Isle Of North Uist HS6 5BX
Received 9 Jun 2010Eitshal Transmitter Achmore Isle Of Lewis
Received 9 Jun 2010Eitshal Transmitter Achmore Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Jun 2010Stulaigh Island Fish Farm Loch Aineort Locheynort Isle Of South Uist
Received 9 Jun 2010Bealach An Da Bheinn Sandpit Eoligarry Isle Of Barra
Received 10 Jun 2010Free Church Seminary Francis Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2NF
Received 11 Jun 20101B Ardhasaig Isle Of Harris
Received 14 Jun 2010Caravan Park 3 Borve Berneray Isle Of North Uist
Received 14 Jun 20107A Nunton Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 14 Jun 2010Coastal Protection Works Bay A And Bay B West Kilbride Isle Of South Uist
Received 15 Jun 2010Coastal Protection Works Bay C And D West Kilbride Isle Of South Uist
Received 15 Jun 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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