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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9,465 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided21/00482/PPP
Erect House
34B Eoligarry Eoligarry Isle Of Barra
Received 13 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00483/PPD
Construction of timber framed agricultural building on croft land adjacent to existing property.
Caledonia 11B Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9NX
Received 14 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00485/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building
Croft 3 Lemreway Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 14 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00486/PPD
Erect house with garage & form associated access, parking and drainage
10 Ardmore Eochar Isle Of South Uist
Received 14 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00487/PPD
Erect house with associated access; parking; private waste water system; and other associated external works.
1 Loch Croistean Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 14 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00488/PPD
Erect Dwelling with associated access and drainage
13 Caolis Vatersay Isle Of Barra
Received 15 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00484/AGRIC
Erect polycrub
4 Lower Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QA
Received 15 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00490/PPD
Extend house to create utility room
Balloch 6C Laxdale Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DS
Received 16 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00491/FULTEL
Upgrade existing telecommunications mast
Mast Leverburgh Isle Of Harris
Received 16 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00492/PPD
Replace velux with dormer window to install a shower room
An T-seann Dachaidh Hougharry Isle Of North Uist HS6 5DL
Received 16 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00495/PPD
Erect house. Create access. Install air source heat pump. Demolish existing house.
35A Vatisker Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00496/AGRIC
Erect polycarbonate growing tunnel
Polycarbonate Growing Tunnel 8 Enaclete Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00497/PPD
Re-slating property with new natural slate and installing a solar PV array on the rear elevation.
Flat A Seaforth House 23 Scotland Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2JR
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00498/LBC
Rethatch in Tay reed (replacing existing Tay reed outer layer) in Hebridean style
Cuir Na Bhoir 51 Balgarva Eochar Isle Of South Uist HS8 5RB
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00500/PPD
New location for installation of Legacy Art Work for Scottish Civic Trust on Lews Castle Grounds. Previous location granted permission in October 2019 (Ref:19/00474/PPD).
Lews Castle Grounds Castle Grounds Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00502/PPD
Erect house and garage. Create access.
42 Upper Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00503/FFPA
Deploy two 330m twin-headline longlines for the production of mussels
Mussel Farm West Loch Erisort Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00505/PPD
Erect dwelling house and form associated access and parking
15 Strond Strond Isle Of Harris
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00507/PPD
Erect house and form associated access, parking and drainage.
2 Caltanish East Gerinish East Gerinish Isle Of South Uist
Received 29 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00508/LBC
Internal layout alterations and removal of external galvanised metal stair
Unit 1 James Square 9 James Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2QN
Received 30 Sept 2021 - Decided21/00509/PPD
Erect bungalow with detached garage
1 Northton Northton Isle Of Harris
Received 1 Oct 2021 - Decided21/00511/PPD
Install a 3.6Kw Ground Based solar panel array consisting of 11 no. panels on angled consuls.
12 Hacklete Bernera Isle Of Lewis HS2 9ND
Received 1 Oct 2021 - Decided21/00513/PPD
Erect house with integrated garage
57C Leurbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 5 Oct 2021 - Decided21/00234/SCR_L
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
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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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