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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Barn 13 Lionel Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Nov 2011RNLI Lifeboat Station Pier Road Leverburgh Isle Of Harris
Received 16 Nov 2011Wind Turbine 14 Carinish Isle Of North Uist
Received 21 Nov 2011Monument Reef Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 17 Nov 2011WISP - The Nicolson Institute Springfield Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 22 Nov 2011WISP - The Nicolson Institute Springfield Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 Nov 20117 North Locheynort Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SN
Received 21 Nov 2011Failte 421 Lasgair Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TW
Received 21 Nov 20111A Islivig Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Nov 201121A Carinish Isle Of North Uist HS6 5EJ
Received 22 Nov 20113 Upper Aird Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 17 Nov 20113A Upper Aird Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 17 Nov 201129 Achmore Isle Of Lewis
Received 22 Nov 2011New Harris House Leverhulme Road Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 23 Nov 2011Workshops 2 East Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 25 Nov 2011Health Club James Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 Nov 2011Lakefield Park Carloway Isle Of Lewis HS2 9AQ
Received 24 Nov 2011Old Mission House Trumisgarry Clachan Sands Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist HS6 5AY
Received 24 Nov 2011Wind Turbine 17 Kneep Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Nov 2011Hostel And Campsite 9 West Kilbride Isle Of South Uist
Received 29 Nov 2011Fuel Tank Pier Road Leverburgh Isle Of Harris
Received 1 Dec 2011HIE Mast Clettraval Hosta Tigharry Isle Of North Uist
Received 29 Nov 201140 Bayhead Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DX
Received 2 Dec 2011Shore Based Facilities Maraig Isle Of Harris
Received 2 Dec 2011Records 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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