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
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Na h-Eileanan Siar. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
9,550 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
8 Loch Street Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QR
Received 13 Sept 2018Ceann Na H-Airigh Scotvein Grimsay Isle Of North Uist HS6 5JA
Received 11 Sept 201883 Newmarket Isle Of Lewis HS2 0ED
Received 17 Sept 2018New House 83 Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 17 Sept 2018Holiday Accommodation 21 North Street Sandwick Isle Of Lewis
Received 18 Sept 2018433 North Lochboisdale Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 18 Sept 2018Caolas A Deas Loch Shell Eishken Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 18 Sept 2018Lasgair 35 Lower Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QY
Received 19 Sept 201832A Arnol Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DB
Received 19 Sept 2018Olcote 58 Newvalley Laxdale Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DN
Received 20 Sept 201814 Marvig Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9QP
Received 20 Sept 2018Isle Of Harris Distillers Ltd Distillery Tarbert Isle Of Harris HS3 3DJ
Received 20 Sept 2018Unit 1 Industrial Estate Knockline Bayhead Isle Of North Uist HS6 5DZ
Received 21 Sept 2018Camping Pods 65 Claypark Road Garrabost Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 Sept 20182 Brandarsaig Cliasmol Isle Of Harris
Received 24 Sept 2018Mast Leverburgh Isle Of Harris
Received 24 Sept 20182A Hushinish Isle Of Harris
Received 25 Sept 2018Uist Travel Accommodation Daliburgh Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 27 Sept 201826B North Street Sandwick Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Sept 2018Grey Horse Channel Outer Loch Cheesebay Cheesebay Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 28 Sept 201810 Carishader Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9ER
Received 1 Oct 201812 Luskentyre Isle Of Harris
Received 2 Oct 2018Scottish Water Ness Water Treatment Works Airigh Na Gaoithe Cross Skigersta Road Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 3 Oct 2018Agricultural Track Drimisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 4 Oct 2018Records 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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