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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9,465 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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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
- Decided21/00579/MLCON
Rock Armour revetment strengthening
Fabrication Yard Arnish Isle Of Lewis
Received 18 Nov 2021 - Decided21/00580/PPD
Erect steel building for storage and staff facilities, ancillary to the adjacent filling station.
Storage Unit Cannery Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 18 Nov 2021 - Decided21/00581/FOREST
Woodland creation
Woodland Scaliscro Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 18 Nov 2021 - Decided21/00582/PPD
Erect new dwelling house including upgrade of existing access and all associated services
1B Seilebost Isle Of Harris
Received 18 Nov 2021 - Decided21/00583/PPD
Site 2 No caravan pods and 1no amenity shed. Create access. Install private foul water drainage system.
Camping Pods 9 Kirkibost Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Nov 2021 - Decided21/00584/PPD
Erect rear extension
10 Ripley Place Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2LP
Received 22 Nov 2021 - Decided21/00585/PPD
Erect front and rear extensions. Install air source heat pump.
28 Eoropie Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0XH
Received 22 Nov 2021 - Decided21/00586/PPD
Erect house and garage. Create access.
46B Coll Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 Nov 2021 - Decided21/00587/PPD
Extend industrial unit
Holm Appliance Repair Ltd Rigs Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RF
Received 23 Nov 2021 - Decided21/00588/AGRIC
Erect a Polycarbonate Growing Tunnel
24 Ardivachar Eochar Isle Of South Uist HS8 5RF
Received 24 Nov 2021 - Decided21/00589/LBC
The cottage is currently stripped back to the stone walls and concrete floor on the interior. The roof has recently replaced timber trusses and is sarked in OSB with breather paper and battens. The proposal includes for insulating and plasterboard lining the interior of the cottage to form a one bedroom house. The rear door of the back porch will be blocked up to form a shower area. The roof will be thatched in traditional marram or heather grass with weighted stone eaves.
153 Howmore Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SH
Received 25 Nov 2021 - Decided21/00590/PPD
Renovation of an existing thatched cottage: The cottage is currently partially renovated and the roof thatchhas been removed in preparation for replacement. The proposal is to insulate and line the interior of the property to form a onebedroom property and to lay a new thatched roof.
153 Howmore Isle Of South Uist HS8 5SH
Received 26 Nov 2021 - Decided21/00591/PPD
Erect house with integrated garage. Erect one bed annex. Create access. Install air source heat pump and wastewater treatment facility
Plot 2 6 Maraig Isle Of Harris
Received 29 Nov 2021 - Decided21/00592/PPP
Erect house. Create access.
27 Tong Road Tong Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Nov 2021 - Decided21/00594/PPD
Construct a floating footpath from the township grazings track directly to the site of the Wyre Law Wreck 430m
Wyre Law Path Flesherin Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 30 Nov 2021 - Decided21/00595/PPD
A 440m link track between the existing Shulishader and Flesherin grazing (agricultural) tracks
Link Track Shulishader Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 30 Nov 2021 - Decided21/00596/PPD
Construct a floating path from existing Flesherin Common Grazings track to near the site of a neolithic chambered cairn. Length of path 310m
Cairn Path Flesherin Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 30 Nov 2021 - Decided21/00597/PPD
Erect 1 x Polycrub (12m x 4m)
Clan MacQuarrie Community Centre Borve Isle Of Lewis HS2 0RX
Received 30 Nov 2021 - Decided21/00598/PPD
Create 9no car parking spaces
Car Park Bayhead Embankment Bayhead Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Decided21/00599/PPD
Renew planning permission for siting temporary building for Lifeboat Station and refurbishment
RNLI Leverburgh Station Pier Road Leverburgh Isle Of Harris HS5 3UB
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Decided21/00600/DEMPA
Demolish House
52 Lower Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QY
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Decided21/00601/TCA
Fell the tree due to its height/close proximity to properties, the roots are distorting and breaking the pavement and excessive leaf drop - outside no 5 Maccallum Place
Maccallum Place Grounds Maccallum Place Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Decided21/00602/PPD
Erection of dosing building at Water Treatment Works.
Dosing Kiosk Building Northbay Inn Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 2 Dec 2021 - Decided21/00603/PPD
Erect house; create access; and install private foul water drainage system
14 Mangersta Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 2 Dec 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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