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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
7 Upcaw Scalpay Isle Of Harris HS4 3YA
Received 23 Nov 2010Herb Croft Barn 10 Frobost Isle Of South Uist
Received 24 Nov 2010Caravan Campsite Lochboisdale Hotel Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 24 Nov 201021 Carinish Isle Of North Uist HS6 5EJ
Received 24 Nov 2010Wind Turbine Seilebost Isle Of Harris
Received 26 Nov 2010Wind Turbines Scaladale Isle Of Harris
Received 26 Nov 20109A New Tolsta Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Nov 2010Agricultural Shed Lochs Road Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Nov 201012B Guershader Laxdale Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Nov 2010289A Kilpheder Isle Of South Uist
Received 30 Nov 2010Agricultural Portacabins 13A Laxay Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Nov 20107 Crulivig Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 30 Nov 2010New House Claddach Vallay Sollas Isle Of North Uist HS6 5BY
Received 2 Dec 2010Housing Development Claddach Kirkibost Isle Of North Uist
Received 2 Dec 2010Store 7 Laxay Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9PJ
Received 1 Dec 2010Turbines 143 Brevig Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 2 Dec 20101 Coll Isle Of Lewis HS2 0JR
Received 1 Dec 2010Kallin Shellfish Kallin Grimsay Isle Of North Uist HS6 5HY
Received 6 Dec 20105A Borve Isle Of Harris
Received 8 Dec 201038 North Shawbost Isle Of Lewis HS2 9BQ
Received 8 Dec 2010Turbines Cliasmol Isle Of Harris
Received 6 Dec 20103 Sheshader Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0EW
Received 9 Dec 201011 Vatisker Back Isle Of Lewis HS2 0JS
Received 9 Dec 2010Am Banca Mor Claddach Illeray Isle Of North Uist
Received 8 Dec 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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