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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9,595 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Ionad Na Seann Sgoil North Shawbost Isle Of Lewis HS2 9BQ
Received 6 Dec 2011Knockgarry Oliver's Brae Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2SX
Received 5 Dec 201166A Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Dec 2011Hillhouse 6 Garyvard Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9QD
Received 7 Dec 2011Marine Site Plocropol Finfish Farm East Loch Tarbert East Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 8 Dec 2011Lodge Fortrose Masonic Hall 57 Kenneth Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DS
Received 7 Dec 2011Caravan Site 104 Lower Borve Isle Of Barra
Received 6 Dec 201114 Crowlista Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9JF
Received 12 Dec 2011Airigh Mhic Ruairidh Campsite Griminish Balemartin Isle Of North Uist
Received 13 Dec 201131D Breasclete Isle Of Lewis
Received 13 Dec 201124B Ardivachar Eochar Isle Of South Uist HS8 5RF
Received 14 Dec 2011247B Bruernish Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 15 Dec 2011Agricultural Building 29 Upper Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 14 Dec 2011Rhu Dubh North Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TN
Received 14 Dec 20111 Claddach Vallay Sollas Isle Of North Uist
Received 16 Dec 20111 Trumisgarry Clachan Sands Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist HS6 5AY
Received 16 Dec 2011Caravan Site Horve Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 13 Dec 2011Barvas Lodge Lower Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0RA
Received 14 Dec 2011Car Park Bosta Croir Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Dec 2011Alclutha 8 Churchill Drive Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2NP
Received 20 Dec 201112 Achmore Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Dec 20117 Valtos Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9HR
Received 19 Dec 201156 Swordale Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 20 Dec 20113 Glen Tolsta Tolsta Isle Of Lewis HS2 0ND
Received 22 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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