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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 dates12,174Searchable applications
76Recorded as pending
99%Approval rate · 9,692 approved or refused records
141Refused applications
9,551 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Dec 1993 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided17/00599/PPD
Change of use from barn to bunkhouse. External finish of the barn to be removed and replaced with a new finish.
Bunkhouse 11 Laxay Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 14 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00600/PPD
Erect dwelling house; construct vehicular access and parking spaces; and install septic tank and air source heat pump
7A Diracleit Isle Of Harris
Received 14 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00601/PPD
Retrospective application for access road and siting of portable unit.
Monard Villa Lower Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QY
Received 14 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00602/PPD
Erect domestic garage/outbuilding
3A Timsgarry Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00603/PPD
Demolish existing masonry structures and erect new portal framed warehouse building
Lewis Crofters Limited Island Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RD
Received 15 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00604/PPD
Erect replacement chimney
Isle Of Harris Distillers Ltd Distillery Tarbert Isle Of Harris HS3 3DJ
Received 15 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00605/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building
32 Garrabost Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0PW
Received 18 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00606/PPD
Erect house; construct vehicular access drive and parking spaces; and install septic tank and ground source heat pump.
411 Smerclete Isle Of South Uist
Received 19 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00607/PPD
Erect house and detached garage
37 Tolstachaolais Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00608/MLCON
Western Isles Subsea Cable Link Dundonell to Arnish
Sub Sea Cable Arnish Isle Of Lewis
Received 22 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00609/PPD
Change of Use from retail to form Class 2 dental Surgery including shopfront proposals
79 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DG
Received 22 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00610/MLCON
Deep Water Port and Newton Marina Scoping
Newton Marina Goat Island Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 22 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00611/PPD
Extend house & erect garage
Calvay 29 Benside Newmarket Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DZ
Received 28 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00612/PPP
Erect 2no. single storey houses
House Plots 32 Shulishader Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Dec 2017 - Decided18/00001/PPD
Erect dwellinghouse; construct vehicular access and parking spaces; and install private sewage treatment plant (amendment to planning permission 11/00490/PPD)
4A Allasdale Isle Of Barra
Received 4 Jan 2018 - Decided18/00002/TELPA
Install ground based mast (max height 12.775m agl) and smart metering equipment
Westside Motors Garage Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LA
Received 3 Jan 2018 - Decided18/00003/PPD
Extensions to building and install air-source heat pump
Comunn Eachdraidh Nis Museum Facility Cross Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0SN
Received 5 Jan 2018 - Decided18/00004/AGRIC
Erect shed
Shed 3 Cheesebay Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 9 Jan 2018 - Decided18/00005/PPD
Erect Shed
Shed 44 Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 9 Jan 2018 - Decided18/00006/PPD
Erect offices
Offices Whiteshore 1 Kyles Paible Bayhead Isle Of North Uist
Received 9 Jan 2018 - Decided18/00007/TEL
Install broadband cabinet
Broadband Cabinet Hougharry Isle Of North Uist
Received 8 Jan 2018 - Decided18/00008/TEL
Install broadband cabinet
Broadband Cabinet Knockline Bayhead Isle Of North Uist
Received 8 Jan 2018 - Decided18/00009/TEL
Install broadband cabinet
Broadband Cabinet Paiblesgarry Bayhead Isle Of North Uist
Received 8 Jan 2018 - Decided18/00010/TEL
Install broadband cabinet
Broadband Cabinet 2 Paiblesgarry Bayhead Isle Of North Uist
Received 8 Jan 2018
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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