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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9,465 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 26 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/00019/PPD
Erect domestic garage
74 Newmarket Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DU
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00020/PPD
Erection of workshop/ancillary building.
Power Station Battery Point Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RT
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00021/PPD
Create parking area next to an existing layby on the A859
Parking Area Diracleit Diracleit Isle Of Harris
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00022/PPD
Installation of 24 solar panels on the south elevation roof on the Old Lochmaddy school.
North Uist Development Company Lochmaddy School Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist HS6 5AA
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00023/PPD
Form access, create parking and turning, install private wastewater treatment facility and site two pods for holiday let use
Caravan Pods 2 Lemreway Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 30 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00024/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building
Agricultural Building 9 New Street Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 30 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00026/SCO_L
Construct and operate a 400kV AC substation and associated underground cable infrastructure on land
Talisk Onshore Substation Arnish Isle Of Lewis
Received 30 Jan 2025 - Decided24/00469/PPD
Demolish existing building on site; extend the existing steel frame building to create additional flooring for Class 6 use; raised roof height of building on eastern boundary for Class 6 use. Site 2no. ancillary cabins. Demolish wall on Bells Road & replace with 2.4m high palisade fencing.
46 Inaclete Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RN
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decided25/00027/PPD
Site 3no. caravan pods for holiday-let use. Create associated access, parking areas and other ancillary works.
Pods 10A Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 4 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00028/PPD
Site caravan as ancillary to dwelling & occasional holiday let (Retrospective)
Caravan 57 Tangasdale Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 6 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00030/AGRIC
Erect 3 polycarbonate tunnels for horticulture
Polycarbonate Tunnels, Croft 49 Garrabost Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 6 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00031/FOREST
Forestry Grant Scheme: 24FGS83899
Woodland Clachan Farm Clachan Sands Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 7 Feb 2025 - Decided24/00486/PPD
Installation of 50 metre x 3 metre pontoon from concrete plinth�
Pontoon Gravir Pierhead Gravir Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00533/PPD
Increase wallhead height; replace roof structure and roof cladding; replace windows and doors
Thai Cafe 27 Church Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2JD
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decided25/00029/OHL
Repositioning of an existing wood pole line by first installing a new replacement line and then removing the existing one but also augmenting some existing lower voltage lines to consolidate on the network ahead of the new SHE Transmission Overhead 132kV line
Ardhasaig To West Tarbert Overhead Line Ardhasaig Ardhasaig Isle Of Harris
Received 5 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00032/TEL
Install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus
Telecommunications Pole Sandwick Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 6 Feb 2025 - Decided24/00517/PPD
Install 24no. solar PV panel array for domestic connection
3 Laxdale Laxdale Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DS
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00478/PPD
Erect house. Install air source heat pump. Retain new access. Erect garage. Demolish existing house.
44A North Bragar Bragar Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided25/00033/PPD
Erect dwelling. Create access. Install solar panels and air source heat pump. Erect garage and workshop/storage building. Site caravan for a temporary period during the house build.
5 Dalmore Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00034/PPD
Create access and parking, erect single storey house and outbuilding.
18A Crossbost Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00035/PPD
Erect 6ft deer fence
3B Cheesebay Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist HS6 5AT
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00036/PPD
Erect house; create vehicular access; and other associated works
429 North Lochboisdale Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00037/PPD
Convert existing mission hall into one bedroom house. Create access and parking area (retrospective).
Small Mission Hall South Dell Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0SP
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00038/PPD
Alter dwelling house by constructing rear dormer and upper floor bridge to rear curtilage and applying timber cladding to existing walls. Form new access (retrospective) to site from public road. Site 3 containers clad with timber for storage.
10 Glen Kyles Leverburgh Isle Of Harris HS5 3TY
Received 11 Feb 2025
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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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