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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9,550 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
16C Hillhead Tong Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Feb 201933 Bayhead Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DX
Received 8 Feb 201911 Eagleton Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QD
Received 11 Feb 2019Rodel Hotel Rodel Isle Of Harris HS5 3TW
Received 12 Feb 2019Royal Hotel 81 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DG
Received 13 Feb 2019Area 3 Arnish Isle Of Lewis
Received 13 Feb 2019Marine Site An Camus Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 14 Feb 2019Caledonian Macbrayne Ltd. Ferry Terminal Pier Road Tarbert Isle Of Harris HS3 3DG
Received 14 Feb 2019Caledonian Macbrayne Ltd. Ferry Terminal Pier Road Tarbert Isle Of Harris HS3 3DG
Received 14 Feb 2019Nissen Shed 7A Garrabost Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Feb 2019Radomes & Radars Mullach Mor Village Street St Kilda Isle Of Harris
Received 15 Feb 20192 Strumore Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 18 Feb 2019Mast Loch Ob Bruernish Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 19 Feb 2019Polycrub Gallan Beag Aird Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Feb 2019Cafe Kisimul Main Street Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XD
Received 19 Feb 20193A Broker Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 20 Feb 201914 Garrabost Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Feb 2019Car Park Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 21 Feb 2019Road Sign Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Feb 2019Telecommunications Mast Stromban Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 25 Feb 201910 Bayherivagh Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 25 Feb 2019DSLAM Cabinet Daliburgh Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 25 Feb 2019Polycrub 2 Calbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Feb 2019Broadband Cabinet New Shawbost Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Feb 2019Records 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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