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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9,550 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided18/00409/PPD
Application under Section 42 to remove Condition 2 of planning permission 14/00467/COU (the effect of which would be to allow the sorting and storage of additional categories of waste)
3 Creed Enterprise Park Lochs Road Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 3 Oct 2018 - Decided18/00410/AGRIC
Erect polycrub
41 Arnol Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DB
Received 2 Oct 2018 - Decided18/00411/SCR_L
Erect new integrated health and social care hub to replace existing St Brendan's Hospital and social care facility.
Barra Health And Social Care Hub Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 5 Oct 2018 - Decided18/00412/PPD
Erect agricultural building
Agricultural Building 10 Tong Isle Of Lewis
Received 5 Oct 2018 - Decided18/00414/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building
31 Lionel Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0XB
Received 9 Oct 2018 - Decided18/00415/PPD
Erect two houses, with septic tank and air source heat pumps and install associated access and parking.
8 Carnish Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 9 Oct 2018 - Decided18/00416/PPD
Change of use of land to site 2 camping pods and erect a bike store/drying area.
Camping Pods 5C Achmore Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Oct 2018 - Decided18/00417/PPD
Erect House, access and parking.
55 Tong Isle Of Lewis
Received 11 Oct 2018 - Decided18/00419/FFPN
Reposition the permitted feed barge by moving it 60 metres southwest
Maaey Fish Farm Uskivagh Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula
Received 12 Oct 2018 - Decided18/00420/PPD
Change of use of land to site two log cabins and construct related car-parking area
Log Cabins 3A Doune Carloway Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Oct 2018 - Decided18/00421/PPD
Erect 2-storey house with air source heat pump
10A North Tolsta Isle Of Lewis
Received 12 Oct 2018 - Decided18/00422/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building
Agricultural Building 1 Shieldinish Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Oct 2018 - Decided18/00423/PPP
Erect House
49B North Tolsta Isle Of Lewis
Received 17 Oct 2018 - Decided18/00424/PPD
Alter and Extend Dwelling
9B Upper Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QH
Received 17 Oct 2018 - Decided18/00425/PPP
Erect house
9A Upper Aird Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 18 Oct 2018 - Decided18/00426/TEL
PCP012 - Install broadband cabinet
Pillar Cabinet Smerclete Isle Of South Uist
Received 19 Oct 2018 - Decided18/00427/TEL
Install broadband cabinet
Broadband Cabinet North Street Sandwick Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Oct 2018 - Decided18/00428/PPD
Extend house
32 Backhill Berneray Isle Of North Uist HS6 5BD
Received 22 Oct 2018 - Decided18/00429/PPD
Change of use and extension to create a dwelling house
Community Centre Schoolhouse Dunskellar Sollas Isle Of North Uist HS6 5BS
Received 22 Oct 2018 - Decided18/00430/PPD
Erect facilities building, refuse node and install PV panels
Facilities Block Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 23 Oct 2018 - Decided18/00431/MLCON
Proposed development of 75 berth Marina at Newton Basin, marina facilities, new slipway & yacht lift, land reclamation to north side of Goat Island, parking and boat storage, redevelopment of boatyard site and improvements to fish processing facilities
Newton Marina Goat Island Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 Oct 2018 - Decided18/00432/PPD
Infill area with rock, face with rock armour, construct concrete platform, ramp and headwall to serve the installation of a 60m long floating pontoon at an existing fish farming shore base facility
Pontoon Lemreway Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 Oct 2018 - Decided18/00433/PPD
Conversion of artist's studio to holiday let accommodation
Studio Heather Lea West Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 23 Oct 2018 - Decided18/00434/PPD
Erect house with associated access and parking
5A Ahmor Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 24 Oct 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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