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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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9,550 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
More application records
- Decided19/00283/PPD
Change of use from business to brewery
North Harris Trust 3 Iomairt An Obain Tarbert Isle Of Harris HS3 3DS
Received 12 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00284/PPD
Provide external wall insulation to rear and south elevations, extend slates
Free Church Cross Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0SZ
Received 14 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00285/PPD
Alter and extend house
28 Habost Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0TG
Received 14 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00286/PPD
Alter and extend house, erect 1.8m fence at rear of house.
Church Street 1 Lighthill Back Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LE
Received 17 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00287/PPD
Site twin caravan unit for holiday let; construct parking area; and install septic tank
12A Leanish Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 17 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00288/PPD
Use and extension of building to house biomass boiler; heighten part of roof; and install two flues.
Whiteshore Cockles Kyles Paible Bayhead Isle Of North Uist
Received 17 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00289/PPP
Create access, erect house; provide septic tank and infiltration area
2A Bedersaig Isle Of Harris
Received 17 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00290/PPP
Create access and erect house
3B Timsgarry Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 17 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00292/PPD
Form new pitched roof over kitchen and erect polycrub
Bridge House Cottage 1 Brenish Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9HB
Received 20 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00293/PPD
Erect house with air source heat pump. Erect shed.
2A Timsgarry Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00294/AGRIC
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential).
Agricultural Building 42 Vatisker Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 20 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00296/PPD
Extend House
4B East Tarbert Isle Of Harris HS3 3DB
Received 21 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00297/PPD
Extend house and create off street parking space
10 Lag A Ghranndaich Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2YR
Received 21 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00298/AGRIC
Erect Polycrub
Polycrub Cnoc Bhard 4 Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 20 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00300/ADV
Advertisement of the following types : Projecting Sign
Directional Road Sign Clachan Sands Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 24 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00301/PPD
Change of use from hair salon to residential accommodation
39 Keith Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2JA
Received 25 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00302/TEL
Install telecommunications apparatus
DSLAM Cabinet Smerclete Isle Of South Uist
Received 25 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00303/PPP
Construct St. Kilda Viewpoint Visitor Centre; access road and vehicle parking and turning areas.
Visitor Centre Beinn Riabhach Balemartin Isle Of North Uist
Received 25 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00304/SCR_L
Deepening of Marybank Quarry in relation to planning permission 12/00592 to extend the quarry to the north, north east of the existingworking approved 27 September 2012
Breedon Aggregates Scotland Ltd Quarry Marybank Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DD
Received 24 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00305/AGRIC
Erect polycrub
Polycrub 15 Cromore Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00307/PPD
Extend dwelling to front and rear
24 Ardivachar Eochar Isle Of South Uist HS8 5RF
Received 26 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00309/PPD
Extension and Alterations to Existing Garage
Macaulay Brothers Bus Garage Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TH
Received 26 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00310/PPD
Extension of works area pertaining to Stornoway 132 kV Transformer Replacement (consented by planning permission 18/00196/PPD, to incorporate revised temporary construction compound, additional landscaping, temporary peat storage and peatland restoration.
Peat Restoration Area Lochs Road Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Jun 2019 - Decided19/00312/PPP
Erect House
32A South Bragar Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Jun 2019
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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