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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 dates12,179Searchable applications
77Recorded as pending
99%Approval rate · 9,656 approved or refused records
141Refused applications
9,515 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Dec 1993 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided19/00447/PPD
Alter and extend dwelling house
22 Northton Isle Of Harris HS3 3JA
Received 25 Sept 2019 - Decided19/00448/PPD
Change of use from office space to retail. External painting works.
Underground 10A Francis Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2XD
Received 26 Sept 2019 - Decided19/00449/TEL
Install of 6no home office antennas, 6no. filters, 6no. RRU's and 3no. BOB's
Mast Askernish Isle Of South Uist
Received 27 Sept 2019 - Decided19/00451/PPD
Erect house and Garage
88 Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Sept 2019 - Decided19/00452/TEL
Install electronic communications
Smart Metering Equipment Balallan School Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Sept 2019 - Decided19/00450/PPD
Renewal of planning permission ref. 16/00285/PPD for change of use from school to Community Hub to include Laundrette, Cafe, Gymnasium, Charity Shop and Historical Society and installation of solar panels
Croileagan An T-Oib Schoolhouse Leverburgh Isle Of Harris HS5 3TS
Received 26 Sept 2019 - Decided19/00453/FULTEL
Erect 20 metre high lattice tower within a 110sqm compound and create access.
Telecommunications Mast Calbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Sept 2019 - Decided19/00455/PPP
Erect house
100A Outend Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00456/PPD
Erect house and detached garage. Install air source heatpump.
57 Swordale Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00457/PPD
Erect General Purpose 40 x 20 Shed
Agricultural Shed 43 Linique Eochar Isle Of South Uist
Received 2 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00458/ADV
Install interpretation panel 1270mm x 690mm
Lighthouse Eilean Glas Scalpay Isle Of Harris HS4 3YH
Received 2 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00459/ADV
Install: 1no facsia sign; 1no projecting sign, 1no wall mounted sign
Iceland 49 - 51 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DD
Received 2 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00460/PPD
Erect house; construct access and parking spaces; install septic tank and air source heat pump; and demolish ruins of former house
52A Balgarva Eochar Isle Of South Uist
Received 3 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00461/PPD
Erection of steel frame extension to warehouse.
Workshop Rigs Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RF
Received 4 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00462/PPD
Create access, erect house, install air source heat pump.
6A Reef Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00463/PPD
Alter and extend house
21 Portvoller Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0HA
Received 7 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00464/AGRIC
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential).
Agricultural Building 8 Claddach Kirkibost Isle Of North Uist
Received 7 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00465/FULTEL
Erect 15m high lattice tower with associated 118.9sqm compound, containing 3 equipment cabinets.
Telecommunications Mast And Compound Lemreway Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00466/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building
22B Benside Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00467/PPD
Change of use and alteration of an agricultural shed to ancillary accommodation including use for occasional letting
Ancillary Accommodation 9 Bornish Isle Of South Uist
Received 7 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00468/TEL
Install transmission dish
Mast Askernish Isle Of South Uist
Received 8 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00469/PPP
Create access, erect house
4B Tong Isle Of Lewis
Received 8 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00470/PPD
Erect agricultural building
14A Melbost Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0BG
Received 9 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00471/PPP
Create access and erect house
Site 2 6 Reef Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 9 Oct 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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