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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
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 dates12,178Searchable applications
78Recorded as pending
99%Approval rate · 9,680 approved or refused records
141Refused applications
9,539 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Dec 1993 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided19/00339/PPD
Erect house and site air source heat pump
51 Newvalley Laxdale Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Jul 2019 - Decided19/00340/AGRIC
Erect agricultural machinery store
Agricultural Store 11 Bun-A-Mhullin Eriskay Isle Of South Uist
Received 22 Jul 2019 - Decided19/00341/AGRIC
Extend access to provide access to apportionment and enable cows to get in and out in wet weather
Access Road Locheport Isle Of North Uist
Received 22 Jul 2019 - Decided19/00342/FULTEL
Erect 10m Streetworks Pole, antenna and associated works
Smart Metering Mast Ferry Road Leverburgh Isle Of Harris
Received 19 Jul 2019 - Decided19/00343/PPD
Erect Polycrub
Polycrub 23 Lower Sandwick Isle Of Lewis
Received 22 Jul 2019 - Decided19/00344/PPD
Extend House
44 Arnol Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DB
Received 23 Jul 2019 - Decided19/00346/MLCON
Installation of HVDC Interconnector at a location below the level of Mean High Water Springs
Sub Sea Cable 2 Arnish Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Jul 2019 - Decided19/00347/PPD
Site 3no. holiday let pods
Camping Pods 9 Keose Glebe Keose Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Jul 2019 - Decided19/00348/PPD
Erection of dwelling, formation of access track and installation of wastewater treatment tank
16A Rushgarry Berneray Isle Of North Uist
Received 25 Jul 2019 - Decided19/00350/PPD
Erection of home studio as part of ancillary accommodation to existing house
7C Vatisker Back Isle Of Lewis HS2 0JS
Received 25 Jul 2019 - Decided19/00351/PPD
Erection of new 100 seat grandstand to replace existing 50 seat stand
100 Seat Grandstand New Garrabost Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Jul 2019 - Decided19/00352/PPD
Erect detached dwelling house and detached garage. Install air source heatpump.
24A Achmore Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Jul 2019 - Decided19/00353/PPD
Extend Mosque. Vary details of consent ref. 17/00307/PPD relating to windows; doors; roofline; and footprint (retrospective).
Mosque 14A James Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Jul 2019 - Decided19/00354/PPD
Erect polycrub
Comunn Eachdraidh Nis Museum Facility Cross Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0SN
Received 29 Jul 2019 - Decided19/00355/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building and install croft access.
Agricultural Building 2 Dalbeg Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Jul 2019 - Decided19/00356/PPD
Extend house
Seaview Villa 11 Borve Berneray Isle Of North Uist HS6 5BJ
Received 30 Jul 2019 - Decided19/00358/AGRIC
Extend agricultural building
Agricultural Building 29 Ranish Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 30 Jul 2019 - Decided19/00359/ADV
Erect Signboards 1 and 2
Road Sign Clachan Sands Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 26 Jul 2019 - Decided19/00360/ADV
Erect Gatliff Hostel Sign 3
Road Sign Berneray Ferry Road Berneray Isle Of North Uist
Received 26 Jul 2019 - Decided19/00361/ADV
Erect Gatliff Road Signs 4 & 5
Road Sign Rushgarry Berneray Isle Of North Uist
Received 26 Jul 2019 - Decided19/00362/PPP
Erect dwelling house
29A Northton Isle Of Harris
Received 1 Aug 2019 - Decided19/00363/TEL
Install electronic apparatus
Relay Station Bentangaval Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 2 Aug 2019 - Decided19/00364/PPD
Erect bungalow with associated access, parking and detached garage. Install air source heatpump.
33A Upper Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 2 Aug 2019 - Decided19/00365/LBC
Removal of existing failed render, replacement with new harling. Replacement of windows and doors to main elevations. Insertion of new windows on side gables. Re-slating of roof with natural slate. Replacement of rainwater goods with cast iron. Minor internal modifications, including insulating internal walls along perimeter.
The Glebe Clachan Sands Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist HS6 5AY
Received 2 Aug 2019
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start 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.
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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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