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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
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
9,465 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Dec 1993 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 25 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
Scottish Water Storage Tank Gress Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Aug 20226B Newvalley Laxdale Isle Of Lewis
Received 22 Aug 20223 Kilerivagh Creagorry Isle Of Benbecula
Received 24 Aug 2022Caravan 94 Lower Borve Isle Of Barra
Received 25 Aug 2022Agricultural Building 5 Quidinish Quidinish Isle Of Harris
Received 26 Aug 2022Northern Constabulary Mast Bennadrove Road Marybank Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Aug 2022R A Range Hebrides Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 26 Aug 2022Weather Radar Airigh Na Gaoithe Cross Skigersta Road Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Aug 2022Caravan Pods 30B Breasclete Isle Of Lewis
Received 2 Sept 2022Tong Community Skatepark Tong Isle Of Lewis
Received 2 Sept 2022Almora Cottage Clachan Sands Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist HS6 5AY
Received 5 Sept 2022Pods 13 Uidh Vatersay Isle Of Barra
Received 6 Sept 2022Agricultural Shed 134 Brevig Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 7 Sept 2022Telecommunications Mast Market Stance Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 7 Sept 20222 Brandarsaig Cliasmol Isle Of Harris
Received 8 Sept 2022Greenhouse 9 Knock Carloway Isle Of Lewis
Received 8 Sept 2022Duncan Mackay Parkend Industrial Estate Parkend Sandwick Isle Of Lewis HS2 0AN
Received 9 Sept 2022Caravan Pods 107 Cross Skigersta Road Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 9 Sept 2022Former Schoolhouse Buaile Dubh Eochar Isle Of South Uist HS8 5RQ
Received 13 Sept 20223 Borsham Finsbay Isle Of Harris
Received 13 Sept 20224C Newpark Callanish Isle Of Lewis
Received 13 Sept 2022Caravan Pod 5 Maraig Maraig Isle Of Harris
Received 13 Sept 2022Shellbus Cottage Buaile Dubh Eochar Isle Of South Uist
Received 19 Sept 2022Radio Station Beinn Na Cloch Radio Station Dalbeg Isle Of Lewis
Received 20 Sept 2022Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Set up an area alertStart 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.
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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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