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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9,465 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
21 Fivepenny Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 3 Apr 2023Access Track 35 Outend Scalpay Isle Of Harris
Received 4 Apr 2023M A Macleod Memorial Hall Kenneth Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DR
Received 4 Apr 202311 Ardhasaig Ardhasaig Isle Of Harris
Received 5 Apr 202362A Aird Tong Isle Of Lewis
Received 5 Apr 20233 Mackenzie Crescent Sandwick Isle Of Lewis HS2 0BA
Received 6 Apr 202310A Scaristavore Scarista Isle Of Harris
Received 5 Apr 2023Agricultural Shed 138 Stilligarry Stilligarry Isle Of South Uist
Received 6 Apr 2023Storas Uibhist Offices Lochcarnan Lochcarnan Isle Of South Uist HS8 5PD
Received 11 Apr 2023Langracleit Telecommunications Mast Kendibig Isle Of Harris
Received 13 Apr 20233B Ardhasaig Ardhasaig Isle Of Harris
Received 13 Apr 2023Taigh Donnchaidh Heritage Centre 44 Habost Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0TG
Received 18 Apr 2023Access, Croft 6 Callicvol Port Of Ness Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 20 Apr 2023387 Garrynamonie Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TX
Received 21 Apr 2023Sub Sea Pipe Luskentyre Isle Of Harris
Received 24 Apr 202358A Lower Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 Apr 2023Croft 3 Upper Shader Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Apr 2023Holiday Lets Macaulay Farm Lochs Road Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Apr 20231 Timsgarry Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9JD
Received 25 Apr 2023Marine Site Loch Odhairn Gravir Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Apr 2023Mast Grean Grean Isle Of Barra
Received 25 Apr 2023Willowbank 55 Tong Isle Of Lewis HS2 0BU
Received 26 Apr 2023Scottish Water Septic Tank STW002355 Holm Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Apr 2023Breedon Aggregates Scotland Ltd Quarry Ceann An Ora Ardhasaig Ardhasaig Isle Of Harris HS3 3AJ
Received 27 Apr 2023Records 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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