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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
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Na h-Eileanan Siar. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
9,506 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
New Business Centre South Galson Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Nov 2019Agricultural Building 4 Caltanish East Gerinish Isle Of South Uist
Received 1 Nov 2019ESN Mast Frobost Isle Of South Uist
Received 4 Nov 2019Agricultural Building 6 Tobson Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 4 Nov 2019Range Head West Gerinish Isle Of South Uist HS8 5RW
Received 6 Nov 201917A Ormiclate Isle Of South Uist
Received 6 Nov 2019Tigh A' Bhealaich Knock Carloway Isle Of Lewis
Received 6 Nov 2019Tigh Geal 8A Sollas Isle Of North Uist HS6 5BS
Received 6 Nov 2019Sealladh Eabhal 1 North Side Kallin Grimsay Isle Of North Uist HS6 5HY
Received 7 Nov 2019Community Centre Polycrub Crowlista Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 6 Nov 201919 Airidhbhruach Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Nov 201936 Nicolson Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2NY
Received 8 Nov 2019Housing Development South Shawbost Isle Of Lewis
Received 8 Nov 201914 Ardveenish Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 11 Nov 2019Steel Container 36 Fivepenny Borve Isle Of Lewis
Received 11 Nov 2019Taigh An Oisein Ardinashaig Scalpay Isle Of Harris HS4 3XZ
Received 11 Nov 2019Thistle Cottage 33 Matheson Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2LA
Received 12 Nov 2019Storage And Food Preperation Building 48 Seaforth Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 13 Nov 2019Agricultural Building 10 Quidinish Isle Of Harris
Received 13 Nov 2019Polochar Inn West Kilbride Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TT
Received 13 Nov 2019Agricultural Shed 18 Rushgarry Berneray Isle Of North Uist
Received 14 Nov 2019Agricultural Building 21 Brue Isle Of Lewis
Received 14 Nov 2019The Bungalow 43 South Shawbost Isle Of Lewis HS2 9BJ
Received 14 Nov 2019Harbour Maid Garrygall Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5UH
Received 15 Nov 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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