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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 dates12,179Searchable applications
77Recorded as pending
99%Approval rate · 9,648 approved or refused records
141Refused applications
9,507 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided19/00472/PPD
Erect house; construct access; and install air source heat pump and septic tank
471A North Lochboisdale Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 10 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00473/PPD
Erect house & garage and install air source heat pump
27 Upper Barvas Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00474/PPD
Installation of Legacy Art Work
Lews Castle Grounds Castle Grounds Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00475/PPD
Create access
67B Newmarket Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DU
Received 10 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00476/PPD
Create access, erect house with garage, install air source heat pump, install septic tank
10A Ardhasaig Isle Of Harris
Received 15 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00477/PPD
Extension
5 Nunton Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LU
Received 15 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00478/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building
3A Ardroil Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00480/TEL
Installation of 1 600mm dish, 1 300mm dish and cabinet
Mast Abhainn Na Creadha Bentangaval Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 17 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00482/PPD
Erect house; construct access and parking spaces; and install air source heat pump and private sewage treatment plant with outfall pipe
13A Tigharry Isle Of North Uist
Received 17 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00483/PPP
Erect house; construct access; and install private sewage treatment plant
27A Liniclate Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula
Received 21 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00484/PPD
Erect house; construct access drive and parking spaces; and install air source heat pump and private sewage treatment plant.
27A Locheport Isle Of North Uist
Received 21 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00485/PPD
Erect house and extend existing access
11A Borve Berneray Isle Of North Uist
Received 22 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00486/OLE
Erect 1 additional single wood pole installed on the existing 11,000 volt overhead between poles numbers 31 and 32
Overhead Line Luskentyre Isle Of Harris
Received 22 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00487/PPD
Erect covered cycle stand
An Lanntair Kenneth Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DS
Received 22 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00488/FFPN
Replacement of existing permitted black top nets with new top nets. The new top nets will have black sides (as per existing nets) and yellow tops. Size and design of the top nets, and support structures, will remain the same.
Maragay Mor Fish Farm Uskivagh Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula
Received 22 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00490/TEL
Removal of a 0.6m microwave dish located at 8.5m. Install an 0.6 + 0.6m microwave dish antenna to the Monopole at 12.3 + 10m orientated to 215 degrees from north
Mast Balla Eriskay Isle Of South Uist
Received 23 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00491/TEL
Removal of a 0.6m microwave dish located at 13m. Install an 0.6 + 0.6m microwave dish antenna to the Lattice Mast at 12.9 + 9m orientated to 35 degrees from north
Mast Loch Ob Bruernish Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 23 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00492/PPD
Erect timber cabin gift shop with access and parking
Gift Shop 5 Luskentyre Isle Of Harris
Received 24 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00493/PPD
Site pod and create parking
Pod 26B Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00494/PPD
Create access, erect 1.75 storey house with detached garage, install air source heat pump.
18B Tolstachaolais Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00495/TEL
Install electronic communications
Telephone Exchange Rubha Ban Eriskay Isle Of South Uist
Received 29 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00496/PPD
Paint shopfront and side elevation.
38 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DD
Received 29 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00497/TEL
Install electronic communications apparatus
Industrial Estate Knockline Bayhead Isle Of North Uist
Received 28 Oct 2019 - Decided19/00498/LBC
Install 1 no projecting sign, 1 no. wall mounted sign and paint logo on gable end wall. Paint shopfront and side elevation.
38 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DD
Received 30 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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