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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9,465 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 25 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided22/00445/LBC
Window replacements; repairs to chimney heads and flashings; recladding dormer windows; roughcast removal to gable and recoating with lime harling; general repair works
Barvas Lodge Lower Barvas Isle Of Lewis HS2 0RA
Received 10 Oct 2022 - Decided22/00447/PPD
Erect house. Create access. Install private drainage system.
22A Kyles Scalpay Isle Of Harris
Received 11 Oct 2022 - Decided22/00448/LBC
Install an external Defibrillator to the bar side of Westford Inn
Westford Inn Claddach Kirkibost Isle Of North Uist HS6 5EP
Received 11 Oct 2022 - Decided22/00449/AGRIC
Erect Polycrub
Polycrub 22 Cromore Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 12 Oct 2022 - Decided22/00450/PPD
Extend existing warehouse and distribution building to create covered loading bay and new store
Woodys Express Parcels Rigs Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RF
Received 12 Oct 2022 - Decided22/00451/PPD
Change of use of land to site 3no. caravan pods for holiday-let; associated access and parking.
Caravan Pods 15A Knock Carloway Isle Of Lewis
Received 13 Oct 2022 - Decided22/00452/PPD
Erect new lodge house building with air source heat pump, and ancillary study and store building
Scaliscro New Lodge Scaliscro Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 13 Oct 2022 - Decided22/00453/PPD
Alter and Extend dwelling. Replace existing septic tank with new treatment plant.
Burnside Cottage Meavaig South Meavaig Isle Of Harris HS3 3DY
Received 17 Oct 2022 - Decided22/00454/PPD
Site Glamping Pod for short term holiday let
Westview Glamping Pod Upper Borve Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 18 Oct 2022 - Decided22/00455/TEL
Upgrade to existing telecommunications installation
Mast Askernish Isle Of South Uist
Received 19 Oct 2022 - Decided22/00456/PPD
Erect dwellinghouse and shed, construct access and parking area, install septic tank (revised site location)
15 Sollas Isle Of North Uist
Received 19 Oct 2022 - Decided22/00457/PAN
25 MW Battery Energy Storage Park
Battery Point Energy Storage Park Newton Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 20 Oct 2022 - Awaiting decision22/00458/FFPAES
Install five 200 m circumference circular pens in a 110 m matrix (to replace the consented twelve 120 m circumference circular pens set in a 70 m matrix).. Existing feed barge to remain sited at the western end of the farm. Maximum standing biomass to not exceed 2150t of Atlantic Salmon.
Marine Site Helisay Fish Farm Sound Of Helisay Bruernish Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 20 Oct 2022 - Decided22/00459/PPD
Installation solar panels to shed roof
The End Bit Claddach Vallay Sollas Isle Of North Uist HS6 5BY
Received 21 Oct 2022 - Decided22/00460/PPD
Erect house, upgrade access, and associated works. Site residential caravan for duration of works.
4B Enaclete Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Oct 2022 - Decided22/00461/DEMPA
Demolition of dwelling
Dunrossil House Clachan Sands Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist HS6 5AY
Received 21 Oct 2022 - Decided22/00462/FULTEL
The installation of 2no. 600mm dishes and the installation of 1no. 1200mm dish, these will be fixed to new WIG faceframes. Ancillary development thereto.
Mast Askernish Isle Of South Uist
Received 21 Oct 2022 - Decided22/00463/PPD
Change of use of existing building to smokehouse and small incidental retail shop and siting of shipping containers.
Maclean And Skinner Shop 6 Uachdar Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LY
Received 21 Oct 2022 - Decided22/00465/PPD
Erect bungalow with detached garage. Install air source heat pump.
22A Garrabost Allotments Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 Oct 2022 - Decided22/00466/PPD
Erection of New Build RNLI Lifeboat Station with associated retaining walls & car parking, including demolition of existing Lifeboat Station and removal/relocation/diversion of existing services
RNLI New Lifeboat Station Main Street Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 24 Oct 2022 - Decided22/00467/PPD
Erect rear extension
69 East End Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9PW
Received 25 Oct 2022 - Decided22/00423/AGRIPA
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential).
Access Track 6 Loch Street Barvas Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Oct 2022 - Decided22/00468/PPD
Erect 1.75 storey house with detached garage
9C Vatisker Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Oct 2022 - Decided22/00459/SCR_L
Installation of 3kW freestanding pole mounted wind turbine (9m hub height, 11m rotor tip height) and solar panels to shed roof
The End Bit Claddach Vallay Sollas Isle Of North Uist HS6 5BY
Received 24 Oct 2022
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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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