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Na h-Eileanan Siar planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Na h-Eileanan Siar. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Na h-Eileanan Siar website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates12,187Searchable applications
79Recorded as pending
99%Approval rate · 9,606 approved or refused records
141Refused applications
9,465 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Dec 1993 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/00227/PPD
Erect agricultural building and create access on apportionment to 16A Tong
Agricultural Building 16A Tong Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00229/PPD
Erect polycrub
Wilderhope 25 Laxay Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9PJ
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00230/PPD
Erect house with air source heat pump and associated access.
13A Builnacraig Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00231/SCR_L
Upgrading of an existing access track to a standard capable of safely supporting a 4x4 vehicle on an aggregate running surface
Track, Loch Mhor An Stairr Barvas Moor Road Barvas Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00232/PPD
Erect dwelling and garage with associated access, parking and drainage
36 Borve Berneray Isle Of North Uist
Received 19 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00233/PPD
Erect house and detached garage and create access. Install air source heat pump.
22A Branahuie Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 20 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00234/PPD
Remedial works alongside the harbour access road following a landslip, involving stabilisation of steeply sloping ground using an earth retention grid, wall improvements and road drainage.
Pier Port Of Ness Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00235/PPD
Erect house, by way of extension to and partial conversion of existing garage/workshop. Clad existing garage/workshop in profile metal sheet. Install air source heat pump.
The Midden 6B Kirkibost Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 22 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00236/CLP
Extension and alterations to existing croft house
Muileann Dubh 17 Griminish Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5QA
Received 22 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00237/PPD
Erect 7m x 5m domestic garage
1 Graham Avenue Garrabost Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0PY
Received 23 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00238/PPD
Change of use from agricultural to site food trailer
The Wee Cottage Kitchen Food Trailer Malaclate Sollas Isle Of North Uist
Received 23 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00239/PPD
Form new access road and turning head, create 6 No.serviced plots (plots 2-7) for potential future development for use under classes 4,5 & 6 (revised description).
Industrial, Commercial, Workshops Sandwick Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00240/PPD
Erect two-bedroom single storey house, with air-source heat pump and associated access.
12A Swordale Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00241/PPD
Erect holiday-let accommodation units consisting of 4no.suites; construct associated access spur from existing road to Uig Sands restaurant and create parking area. Install air source heat pump.
Uig Lodge Lettings Timsgarry Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00242/PPD
Change of use from domestic ancillary cabin/studio to retail and showroom
Cabin 18 Breasclete Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00244/AGRIC
Erect polytunnel
Polytunnel 10 Sheshader Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00245/PPD
Erect house with associated access, parking and infrastructure
11A Rushgarry Berneray Isle Of North Uist
Received 27 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00246/PPD
Replace existing defective aluminium door with new doorset
A D's Takeaway 41 Point Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2XF
Received 27 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00248/PPD
Alter & extend house, and convert existing barn into one bedroom house
15 Kneep Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9HS
Received 28 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00250/SCR_L
Form new access road and turning head, create 6 No.serviced plots (plots 2-7) for potential future development for use under classes 4,5 & 6 (revised description).
Industrial, Commercial, Workshops Sandwick Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00251/PPD
Erect domestic garage
83 Newmarket Isle Of Lewis HS2 0ED
Received 29 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00252/PPD
Construct dwelling house, associated drainage and parking
7B Diracleit Isle Of Harris
Received 29 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00253/PPD
Erect 6no. dwelling houses including all associated service connections and road access
Housing Development Cuithir Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 29 Apr 2021 - Decided21/00254/PPD
Install shipping container with exterior dimensions 2435(l) x 2200 (b) x2260 (h) that will be used to store (4) e-bikes, (2) e-bike charger units (3 sockets / unit), (1) cycle stand and (1) Zhyphen battery management system
Shipping Container Castlebay Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 29 Apr 2021
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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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