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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Scotland · Local authority
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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided11/00341/ADV
Interpretation Panel
Lighthouse Butt Of Lewis Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0XH
Received 8 Jul 2011 - Decided11/00342/PPP
Erect House
2B Seilebost Isle Of Harris
Received 11 Jul 2011 - Decided11/00343/ADV
Replace existing sign
Sign Willowglen Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 8 Jul 2011 - Decided11/00344/ADV
Erect sign
Sign At Bridge Centre Bayhead Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 8 Jul 2011 - Decided11/00345/ADV
Erect sign
Sign Macaulay Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 8 Jul 2011 - Decided11/00346/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building
7 North Bragar Isle Of Lewis
Received 11 Jul 2011 - Decided11/00347/COU
Conversion of Offices to Vetinary Practice
Hector A Low Office Old Mill Sandwick Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2SL
Received 11 Jul 2011 - Decided11/00348/PPD
Erect house
16B Balemore Bayhead Isle Of North Uist
Received 14 Jul 2011 - Decided11/00349/ADV
Erect sign opposite entrance to building
Lews Castle College Benbecula Campus Further Education Centre Liniclate Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5PJ
Received 14 Jul 2011 - Decided11/00350/ADV
Erect sign opposite entrance to building
Lews Castle College Learning Activity Centre Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XD
Received 8 Jul 2011 - Decided11/00352/SCR_L
Erect wind turbine
Wind Turbine Bridge Cottages Newmarket Isle Of Lewis HS2 0EF
Received 15 Jul 2011 - Decided11/00353/COU
Change of use to a general purpose workshop, to maintain vehicles in and carry out MOT's
Staran Workshop Old Mill Sandwick Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2SL
Received 18 Jul 2011 - Decided11/00354/ADV
Erect Sign
Road Sign South Shawbost Isle Of Lewis
Received 18 Jul 2011 - Decided11/00355/COU
Change of Use to hairdressing salon
27 Winfield Way Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LH
Received 18 Jul 2011 - Decided11/00356/PPD
Temporary Accommodation Unit
Caravan The Factory Kirkibost Pier Kirkibost Bernera Isle Of Lewis HS2 9LX
Received 19 Jul 2011 - Decided11/00357/PPP
Erect dwelling house
18A Newvalley Isle Of Lewis
Received 20 Jul 2011 - Decided11/00358/PPD
Erect house
20A Valtos Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Jul 2011 - Decided11/00359/PPD
Paint shop
36 Point Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2XF
Received 21 Jul 2011 - Decided11/00360/PPD
Semi demolition of stone byre retaining the gable walls and erect house within footprint of byre.
9B Kallin Grimsay Isle Of North Uist
Received 25 Jul 2011 - Decided11/00361/PPD
Erect Artists workshop
2 Mishigarry Sollas Isle Of North Uist HS6 5BT
Received 19 Jul 2011 - Decided11/00362/SCR_M
Install 14 (100m) circle pens
Marine Site Helisay Fish Farm Sound Of Helisay Bruernish Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 20 Jul 2011 - Decided11/00363/COU
Change of use from Taigh Ceilidh to dwellinghouse
Tigh Ceilidh Maol Domhnaich Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XP
Received 19 Jul 2011 - Decided11/00364/AGRIC
Erect polytunnel
36 Outend Scalpay Isle Of Harris HS4 3YG
Received 26 Jul 2011 - Decided11/00365/COU
Change of use to dwelling house and erect domestic garage
Old Mission Hall Upper Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QH
Received 28 Jul 2011
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start 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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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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