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9,550 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Barn 17 New Garrabost Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 May 2019Admiralty Pier Village Street St Kilda Isle Of Harris
Received 30 May 2019Woodland 29 Locheport Isle Of North Uist
Received 30 May 20194 Scotland Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2JQ
Received 30 May 2019Agricultural Building 1 Croir Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 30 May 2019Food Standard Building Goat Island Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 31 May 2019Marine Site Trilleachan Mor Fish Farm Loch Seaforth Maraig Isle Of Harris
Received 31 May 20194A Kendibig Isle Of Harris
Received 6 Jun 2019Telephone Exchange Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 5 Jun 2019Agricultural Building 7 Aignish Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 6 Jun 2019Telecom Mast Barvas Isle Of Lewis
Received 6 Jun 201919A Lower Sandwick Isle Of Lewis
Received 6 Jun 2019Livestock Shelter 1 8 Claddach Kirkibost Isle Of North Uist
Received 7 Jun 2019Livestock Shelter 2 8 Claddach Kirkibost Isle Of North Uist
Received 7 Jun 201934B South Galson Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Jun 2019Port Arnish Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Jun 2019Flat Above Spar Main Street Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XD
Received 10 Jun 2019Forsnaval Radio Station Aird Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Jun 2019Telephone Exchange Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Jun 2019Agricultural Building 21 Tobson Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 11 Jun 20193 Quidinish Isle Of Harris
Received 11 Jun 20198A Leanish Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 13 Jun 2019Access Track Spur 1 Dalmore Isle Of Lewis
Received 13 Jun 2019Barn 38 Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 13 Jun 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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