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
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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Conservation areas4 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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
- Decided11/00442/PPD
Proposed new house within walls of an existing blackhouse ruin. Existing walls to be repaired and extended to form the new house, with a traditional thatched roof construction.
22A Gearranan Carloway Isle Of Lewis
Received 6 Sept 2011 - Decided11/00444/FFPA
Proposal to relocate existing 240t Sitencna feed barge. No change to operational procedures or pen/barge equipment
Marine Site Scotasay East Loch Tarbert East Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 5 Sept 2011 - Decided11/00445/PPD
Change of use from shed to residential accommodation
4 Caltanish East Gerinish Isle Of South Uist
Received 6 Sept 2011 - Decided11/00446/PPD
Demolish existing porch, construct new 1� storey extension and carry out internal alterations
9 Dalmore Isle Of Lewis HS2 9AD
Received 7 Sept 2011 - Decided11/00447/PPD
Proposed conversion of existing storeshed to hotel bedsits
Doune Braes Hotel Doune Carloway Isle Of Lewis HS2 9AA
Received 7 Sept 2011 - Decided11/00448/SCR_L
Erect 15kw wind turbine, height to hub 15.6m, blade diameter 10.8m
Wind Turbine 1 Drinishader Isle Of Harris
Received 5 Sept 2011 - Decided11/00449/PPD
Erect house
225B Stoneybridge Isle Of South Uist
Received 8 Sept 2011 - Decided11/00406/SCR_L
Erect a 5kw Evance wind turbine
Wind Turbine 8 Grosebay Isle Of Harris
Received 8 Sept 2011 - Decided11/00451/SCR_L
Erect distillery, associated warehousing, service yard and car parking
Distillery Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 8 Sept 2011 - Decided11/00452/PPD
Erect 4 bedroom house
8A Reef Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 12 Sept 2011 - Decided11/00453/COU
Change of use of land for siting of static caravan for holiday lets
Caravan 16 Seilebost Isle Of Harris
Received 12 Sept 2011 - Decided11/00454/PPD
Demolition and erection of new kitchen & conservatory to rear of dwellinghouse
247 Bruernish Northbay Isle Of Barra HS9 5UY
Received 14 Sept 2011 - Decided11/00456/PPD
To create a garden with a wooden fence
32 Bayhead Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DU
Received 15 Sept 2011 - Decided11/00457/COU
Nursery to office accommodation change of use. Creating additional car parking.
Little Teddies Laxdale Court Laxdale Isle Of Lewis HS2 0GS
Received 16 Sept 2011 - Decided11/00458/PPD
Erection of 1 Evance Iskra R9000 Wind Turbine, 12.3m to the hub, 5.5m rotor diameter
Wind Turbine 137A Cross Skigersta Road Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Sept 2011 - Decided11/00459/PPD
Minor alterations consisting of a small utility room extension to the rear and a sun porch to the seaward elevation
14 Builnacraig Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RY
Received 19 Sept 2011 - Decided11/00460/LBC
Install solar panel array in west garden and new LED optic in lightroom. Fit security gates to station entrance doors. Fit storm windows to existing tower windows. Demolish and remove radio building and 4 no. fuel tanks and remove fuel lines.
Lighthouse Barrahead Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 19 Sept 2011 - Decided11/00461/PPD
Erect Evance R9000 5KW Wind Turbine, 12.3m to hub, rotor diameter of 5.5m
Wind Turbine 21 Ballantrushal Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Sept 2011 - Decided11/00462/PPD
Erect Dwelling House
1 Newpark Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Sept 2011 - Decided11/00463/PPD
Installation of air source heat pumps at house and two holiday cottages
Rubha Liath 5 Scaristavore Isle Of Harris HS3 3HX
Received 21 Sept 2011 - Decided11/00464/PPP
Erect house
72 Upper Carloway Isle Of Lewis
Received 22 Sept 2011 - Decided11/00465/PPP
Erect House
18A Melbost Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 22 Sept 2011 - Decided11/00466/PPD
Erect retail outlet
Maybury Garden Centre Garden Centre 14 North Street Sandwick Isle Of Lewis HS2 0AD
Received 23 Sept 2011 - Decided11/00467/SCR_M
Modification to existing fish farm. Proposal to relocate existing 240T Sitecna feed system. No change to operational procedures or pen equipment
Marine Site Scotasay East Loch Tarbert East Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 5 Sept 2011
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Na h-Eileanan Siar
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.
How to search planning applicationsGuides to planning records
All planning guides
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK researchPublished Updated
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK researchPublished Updated
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.
Check collection coverage