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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 · 9,691 approved or refused records
141Refused applications
9,550 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Dec 1993 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided18/00349/FULTEL
Install 2 Telecommunications Broadband Cabinets
Broadband Cabinets 2 And 3 Keith Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Aug 2018 - Decided18/00350/SCO_L
Construct and operate two wind turbines with a combined installed capacity of up to 10 megawatts (MW).
Aignish Community Wind Farm Lochs Road Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Aug 2018 - Decided18/00351/PPD
Erect house; construct access and parking spaces; and install air source heat pump, bin store and sewage treatment plant
15A Knockline Bayhead Isle Of North Uist
Received 29 Aug 2018 - Decided18/00352/PPD
Erect house with solar panels
40C Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 30 Aug 2018 - Decided18/00354/PPD
Proposed development of single storey timber framed storage building adjacent to existing community centre
Community Centre Storage Building Crowlista Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 31 Aug 2018 - Decided18/00355/PPD
Erect agricultural building
28B Aignish Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0PB
Received 31 Aug 2018 - Decided18/00356/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building
15 Portvoller Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0HA
Received 31 Aug 2018 - Decided18/00357/PPD
Convert former Ranish School into three bedroom living accommodation
An Aras Fidigarry School Grounds Ranish Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9NN
Received 31 Aug 2018 - Decided18/00358/PPD
Alter and extend house
Bacavat North Shawbost Isle Of Lewis HS2 9BD
Received 31 Aug 2018 - Decided18/00359/PPD
Erect Agricultural Shed
Agricultural Shed 4 Grean Isle Of Barra
Received 3 Sept 2018 - Decided18/00362/PPD
Extend House
7 Bain Square Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2HH
Received 3 Sept 2018 - Decided18/00363/PPD
Erect community building including adult training facilities, caf�, commercial kitchen, garden produce sales area, toilets, offices and staff facilities; alter "Am Bothan" building to form potting shed and office space; construct parking spaces and cycle stands; re-site polytunnel and storage containers; and install septic tank.
Ceilidh Sa Gharadh Bayherivagh Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 3 Sept 2018 - Decided18/00364/PPD
Erect Shed
Stadhlaigh 446 North Lochboisdale Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TN
Received 4 Sept 2018 - Decided18/00365/PPD
Create a chipped driveway with space for two vehicles, remove stone wall, drop the kerb on to Perceval Road
17 Perceval Road South Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2TR
Received 4 Sept 2018 - Decided18/00366/PPD
Erect agricultural building on croft at 14 Melbost
14A Melbost Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0BG
Received 6 Sept 2018 - Decided18/00367/PPD
Erect recording studio and ancillary garage; and construct access and parking spaces
Studio 179A Earsary Isle Of Barra
Received 5 Sept 2018 - Decided18/00368/PPD
Erect single-storey house with air-source heat pump.
31 Brue Isle Of Lewis
Received 6 Sept 2018 - Decided18/00369/PPP
Erect house
13A Tigharry Isle Of North Uist
Received 5 Sept 2018 - Decided18/00370/PPW
Erect 15Kw Britwind H15 wind turbine on concrete base, hub height 15m maximum tip height 21m
Cnoc Glas An Tuim Mhor Turbine Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Sept 2018 - Decided18/00371/PPD
Renovate, alter and extend existing dwelling house
Ri Toabh Na Locha Clachan Eochar Isle Of South Uist HS8 5RA
Received 10 Sept 2018 - Decided18/00372/PPD
Construct access road and parking and change the use of land to site two camping pods
Camping Pods Brue Isle Of Lewis
Received 11 Sept 2018 - Decided18/00373/PPD
Erect studio building ancillary to existing dwelling house
Studio 13 Rushgarry Berneray Isle Of North Uist
Received 11 Sept 2018 - Decided18/00374/PPD
Erect turf roofed and timber clad building for use as an eagle observatory
Eagle Observatory Ardvourlie Isle Of Harris
Received 13 Sept 2018 - Decided18/00375/PPD
Erect dwelling house
8 Claddach Vallay Sollas Isle Of North Uist
Received 13 Sept 2018
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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