Understanding planning · 13 min read
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
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9,465 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Conservation areas4 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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
- Decided21/00422/PPP
Erect house. Create access.
37 Sheshader Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 11 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00424/PPD
Erect a dwelling house, form associated drainage, parking and access & erect shed
4A Gearradubh Grimsay Isle Of North Uist
Received 11 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00425/AGRIC
Installation of feed silo
Clachan Farm Clachan Sands Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 11 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00426/PPP
Redevelopment of 1.7ha of vacant land for housing, with associated accesses and other associated infrastructure
Radar Station Plasterfield Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2UX
Received 12 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00429/PPD
Erect dwelling & studio, form associated access, parking and drainage
27B Locheport Locheport Isle Of North Uist
Received 13 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00430/PPD
Change of use from shop to one bedroom house
Buth Lisa Shop 21 Habost Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0TG
Received 13 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00431/PPD
Site caravan pod for holiday let
Pod 19 Lower Shader Shader Isle Of Lewis
Received 13 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00432/PPD
Erect house. Create access.
2 Orinsay Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00433/PPP
Erect house and detached garage
6B Newvalley Laxdale Isle Of Lewis
Received 18 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00434/PPD
Change of use of land to site 2 timber pods and install drainage and parking (temporary permission for 10 years)
Camping Pods 19 Carinish Carinish Isle Of North Uist
Received 19 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00435/PPD
Site camping pod and form associated parking
La'al Yam 1A Scaristaveg Isle Of Harris HS3 3HX
Received 19 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00436/TEL
Install electronic communications apparatus comprising the installation of 2 x �1.2m dishes, 1no. at a height of 24.5m and 1no. at a height of 20.0m fixed on to the new mounting steelwork, together with development ancillary thereto at the telecommunications facility
Maritime Coastguard Tower Telecommunications Mast Rodel Isle Of Harris
Received 19 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00437/PPD
Change of use of land to site accommodation unit and form associated access, parking and drainage
Camping Pod 5 Gearradubh Grimsay Isle Of North Uist
Received 23 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00438/PPD
Construct an extension to the front of the existing hotel to create additional floor space within the bar/dining area. Create a new outdoor access to include paths/steps and decking area.
Heathbank Hotel Bayherivagh Northbay Isle Of Barra HS9 5YQ
Received 23 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00439/PPD
Placement of 2 Tonne to 5 Tonne rock to strengthen the toe and patch repair existing rockarmour revetments to the Eastern side of Arnish Industrial Estate.
Fabrication Yard Arnish Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00440/PPD
Renovation and change of use of former shop premises into four units. Ground floor retail, First and second floor cafe/restaurant, rear ground floor store and one bedroomed residential unit. Alterations to rear yard, including change to ground levels. Install air source heat pumps.
25 - 27 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00441/AGRIC
Create access and hardstanding
Access Track 72 Coll Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00442/PPD
Change of use of offices back to original use as a dwelling. Replacement of windows.
Granite House 36 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DD
Received 25 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00443/PPD
Erect house with attached garage
9B Vatisker Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00444/OTHPN
Prior Notification for Peatland restoration
Dam Knock Carloway Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00445/TEL
Replacement of electronic communications equipment
Airwave 02 Telecom Antennae Mast Airigh Na Gaoithe Cross Skigersta Road Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00446/PPD
To erect cabin for use as a beauty salon (retrospective)
7B Lochcarnan Isle Of South Uist HS8 5PD
Received 26 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00447/LBC
Form opening between two rooms, alter existing bathroom, create new bathroom, and replace existing timber casement windows with matching throughout.
Granite House 36 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DD
Received 26 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00449/PPD
Create 12 metre by 20 metre 2 coach parking area and associated 12 metre by 6 metre turning area.
Bus Park Aline Aline Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Aug 2021
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsApplications by postcode area
Get emailed about new planning applications in Na h-Eileanan Siar
Area alerts send a daily or weekly email with new applications and decisions near a postcode, filtered by project type. £29 a month, up to 3 areas. Records are limited to the councils we collect.
Set up an area alertResearching a proposal in Na h-Eileanan Siar
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.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
How to search planning applicationsGuides to planning records
All planning guides
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK researchPublished Updated
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK researchPublished Updated
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.
Check collection coverage