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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9,550 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
St Kilda Visitor Centre Mangersta Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 8 Apr 2019Teachers House West Tarbert Isle Of Harris HS3 3BG
Received 9 Apr 2019Agricultural Building 4 - 11 Bornish Isle Of South Uist
Received 10 Apr 2019The Sheiling Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XD
Received 10 Apr 2019Ushenish Fish Farm Lochskipport Isle Of South Uist
Received 12 Apr 2019Uig Lodge Woodland Timsgarry Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Apr 2019Pier Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 12 Apr 2019Power Station Battery Point Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RT
Received 15 Apr 2019Borrow Pit 1 Hamnavay Track Brenish Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Apr 2019Borrow Pit 2 Hamnavay Track Brenish Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Apr 2019Borrow Pit 3 Hamnavay Track Brenish Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Apr 2019Borrow Pit 4 Hamnavay Track Brenish Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Apr 2019Road Sign Locheport Isle Of North Uist
Received 17 Apr 2019Power Station Battery Point Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RT
Received 17 Apr 2019Eitshal Transmitter Achmore Isle Of Lewis
Received 17 Apr 2019Garage 94 Lower Borve Isle Of Barra
Received 18 Apr 201996 Buaile Dubh Eochar Isle Of South Uist
Received 18 Apr 2019Gashernish East Fish Farm South Ford Lochcarnan Isle Of South Uist
Received 18 Apr 2019Keepers Cottage Scaliscro Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9EL
Received 19 Apr 2019Carloway School Knock Carloway Isle Of Lewis HS2 9AU
Received 22 Apr 2019Storage Container Corran Cismaol Horve Isle Of Barra
Received 24 Apr 2019Pumping Station Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 Apr 2019Salt Barn Marybank Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Apr 201912 Rathad A Mhaoir Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Apr 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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