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Na h-Eileanan Siar
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Na h-Eileanan Siar. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates12,173Searchable applications
76Recorded as pending
99%Approval rate · 9,736 approved or refused records
141Refused applications
9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and Building StandardsContact planning Contact Building StandardsLocal plan Planning Policy and GuidancePre-application advice Pre-application Advice
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01851822692Council source
- Planning enquiries01870602425Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
More application records
- Decided11/00227/PPP
Erection of dwelling house
1 Ardvey Finsbay Isle Of Harris
Received 4 May 2011 - Decided11/00228/PPD
Create access to croft
5 Brenish Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 5 May 2011 - Decided11/00229/PPD
Erect house & air source heat pump
429A North Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 4 May 2011 - Decided11/00230/PPP
Erect house
17A Garrygall Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 5 May 2011 - Decided11/00232/PPD
Erect dwelling house
46B Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 9 May 2011 - Decided11/00233/ADV
Erect signboard & cairn
Sign Post Balranald Bayhead Isle Of North Uist
Received 27 Apr 2011 - Decided11/00234/ADV
Erect signboard & cairn
SignPost Garrynamonie Isle Of South Uist
Received 27 Apr 2011 - Decided11/00235/PPD
Extension to existing dwelling house
34 Knock Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0BW
Received 11 May 2011 - Decided11/00236/PPD
Construction of new garage
41A Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9PT
Received 10 May 2011 - Decided11/00239/PPD
Alteration and extension to form sun lounge
Westlea 8B Shulishader Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0PU
Received 12 May 2011 - Decided11/00240/PPD
Erect house & garage (retrospective application)
Fuaim Na Mara 79A Lower Borve Isle Of Barra HS9 5XR
Received 13 May 2011 - Decided11/00241/PPD
Removal of condition 4 to consent ref 10/00048
8A Borrisdale Isle Of Harris
Received 12 May 2011 - Decided11/00242/PPP
Residential development
5A Ahmor Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 16 May 2011 - Decided11/00243/PPDM
Construction of a new road and causeways, pontoons for fishing boat and leisure use (with access ramp); fishing harbour / pier with slipway, associated hardstandings, breakwaters and associated facilities (toilet / shower/ utility building, crane, fuel pumping facilities and sewage pumping station); and extraction of rock from Gasaigh Island.
Port Of Entry Project Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 16 May 2011 - Decided11/00243/SCR_L
Construction of a new road and causeways, pontoons for fishing boat and leisure use (with access ramp); fishing harbour / pier with slipway, associated hardstandings, breakwaters and associated facilities (toilet / shower/ utility building, crane, fuel pumping facilities and sewage pumping station); and extraction of rock from Gasaigh Island.
Port Of Entry Project Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 16 May 2011 - Decided11/00244/PPD
Create new access from main road to serve agricultural unit and hardstanding
Agricultural Shed 7 North Bragar Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 May 2011 - Decided11/00245/PAN
Install a 5 mega watt solar farm which consists of 25,000 solar panels mounted on free standing ground frames containing 6 panels each.
Solar Farm Arnish Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 May 2011 - Decided11/00246/PPD
Single storey extension and refurbishment
11 Uachdar Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LY
Received 17 May 2011 - Decided11/00247/MSC
Erect House
32A Vatisker Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 May 2011 - Decided11/00248/PPD
14 No PV Solar Panels each 1m wide x 1.6m long on 30� sloping stand alone frame 7m long x 3.3m slope x 2m high at rear of garden
9 Scaristavore Isle Of Harris HS3 3HX
Received 23 May 2011 - Decided11/00249/PPD
Erection of dwelling house
40C Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 May 2011 - Decided11/00250/FFPAES
New Atlantic Salmon Farm, comprising of 8 cages and associated feed barge
Atlantic Salmon Farm Loch Eport Sgeir N Lolla Locheport Isle Of North Uist
Received 25 May 2011 - Decided11/00251/PPD
Erect house and detached garage
12 Upper Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 May 2011 - Decided11/00253/PPD
Erection of Evance R9000 5KW wind turbine on 12m pole. Rotor diameter 5.5m.
Wind Turbine 10 Tolstachaolais Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 May 2011
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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What these statistics cover
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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