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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9,465 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/00450/PPD
Erect timber shelter - retrospective
Timber Cabin Aline Aline Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00451/PPD
Change of use of domestic outbuilding to holiday-let unit, including alteration and extension.
Workshop 11 Eagleton Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00452/PPD
Erect 1.75 storey house. Install air source heat pump
37B Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00454/PPD
Change of use to form new gravel hardstanding for siting of 2no. holiday let static caravans
Caravans 8 Manish Isle Of Harris
Received 30 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00455/PPP
Erect house
10D Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 30 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00456/PPD
Erect house. Install solar panels and wastewater treatment facility. Create access and parking.
1A Cliasmol Isle Of Harris
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00457/PPD
Erect house and form associated access, parking and drainage.
1A Leanish Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Decided21/00458/MIN
Proposed extension to Creed Quarry including retrospective application for existing operations outwith the consent area.
Quarry Creed Enterprise Park Lochs Road Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00459/PPD
Erect bungalow with detached garage and form associated access, parking and drainage
6B Newton Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 2 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00460/PPD
Erect house and associated access, parking and drainage
24A Ardmhor Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 2 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00461/PPD
Change of use from former day care centre to one residential unit.
20 Doune Park Bragar Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DE
Received 2 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00462/PPD
Erect house and stable block. Create access. Demolish derelict house and derelict barn.
58A North Shawbost Isle Of Lewis
Received 2 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00463/TEL
Proposed upgrade to existing 15m High Lattice Tower and associated works.
Druim Nam Bacan Mast Ranish Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 2 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00464/FFPN
Removal of existing 20 x 100 metre cages and replacement with 8 x 160 metre cages within boundary of existing fish farm
Caolas A Deas Loch Shell Eishken Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 3 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00465/PPP
Erect house. Create access.
10A Laxdale Laxdale Isle Of Lewis
Received 3 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00466/PPD
Erect garage within domestic curtilage
Quarrie Backhill Berneray Isle Of North Uist HS6 5BD
Received 3 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00468/PPD
Erect polycarbonate tunnel
Polycarbonate Tunnel Tong Tong Isle Of Lewis
Received 3 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00469/PPD
Site holiday accommodation pod and form associated access, parking and drainage
Accommodation Pod 2 Ardvey Finsbay Isle Of Harris
Received 6 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00470/PPD
Erect two holiday cabins, with parking and private waste water system
Cabins 29 Locheport Locheport Isle Of North Uist
Received 6 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00471/PPD
Erect house. Create access. Install air source heat pump.
32B Gress Gress Isle Of Lewis
Received 6 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00473/PPD
Demolition of existing bungalow and replacement with 1.5 storey dwelling, with private waste water system, parking and new access; change of use of agricultural land to residential.
1A Gearradubh Grimsay Isle Of North Uist
Received 6 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00475/PPD
Widening and upgrade of existing track to provide safe running surface for vehicular access to a public water supply intake and dam.
Track, Loch Mhor An Stairr Barvas Moor Road Barvas Isle Of Lewis
Received 8 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00476/PPP
Erect house and associated access, parking and drainage
3A Ardvey Finsbay Isle Of Harris
Received 8 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00481/FFPN
Repositioning of existing feed barge, to the north-west of the current location.
Marine Site Scotasay East Loch Tarbert East Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 10 Sept 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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