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9,550 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
21 Keith Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2JA
Received 27 Nov 2018Storage Area 10 Kallin Grimsay Isle Of North Uist
Received 26 Nov 20181 Stoneyfield Sandwick Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Nov 2018Warehouse Caberfeidh Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2SJ
Received 27 Nov 2018CWS Retail Coop Store Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5PG
Received 29 Nov 2018Rowan Cottage Kinlochroag Gisla Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9EN
Received 29 Nov 2018Storm Pods 43 Kentangaval Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 30 Nov 2018Polytunnels 1 Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 6 Dec 2018Woodland 134A Brevig Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 7 Dec 2018Agricultural Shed 7 Kirkibost Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Dec 2018Woodland Obbe Road Leverburgh Isle Of Harris
Received 7 Dec 2018Camping Pod 3 - 4 Knock Carloway Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Dec 2018Enterprise Management Consultancy Office 4 South Beach Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2XY
Received 10 Dec 2018Northbay House Loch Na Hobe Balnabodach Northbay Isle Of Barra HS9 5UT
Received 10 Dec 2018Coille Ghlinn Gheireasdail Claddach Vallay Sollas Isle Of North Uist
Received 7 Dec 2018Office Customs House 1 Quay Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2XX
Received 10 Dec 2018Taigh Na Coille Cottages Claddach Vallay Sollas Isle Of North Uist
Received 7 Dec 2018Phase 2 Development Pairc Niseaboist Horgabost Isle Of Harris
Received 11 Dec 2018Cemetery Laxay Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 11 Dec 2018Coastal Community Path Sign Aignish Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 11 Dec 2018Cable Terminal Pole Bornish Isle Of South Uist
Received 12 Dec 20185A Tobson Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 12 Dec 2018Scottish Water Clear Water Tank Bedersaig Isle Of Harris
Received 13 Dec 2018Scottish Water Treatment Works Govig Isle Of Harris
Received 13 Dec 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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