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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9,465 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Conservation areas4 mapped area records
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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
- Decided24/00126/PPD
Erect art studio. Create access and parking. (Amendment to planning permission 23/00218/PPD)�
Studio The Bungalow Geocrab Isle Of Harris
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00127/TELPA
Installation of a 4.0m high slimline support pole, MCA Cabinet, 7No. concrete bollards
MCA Mast, Filling Station Breaclete Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00128/PPD
Erect 7no. business units, in Use Classes 1A, 4 and 5, with associated access, parking, turning, air source heat pumps and services.
Business Units Crowlista Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00129/PPP
Create access and erect house
1D Scaristaveg Scarista Isle Of Harris
Received 24 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00123/PPW
Replacement of three existing 2-bladed wind turbines of 46m to tip at Monan Wind Farm, with three 3-bladed wind turbines with a tip height of up to 86m and associated infrastructure.
Windfarm Ceann An Ora Ardhasaig Ardhasaig Isle Of Harris HS3 3AJ
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided25/00081/ADV
Erect a 1m x 1m and a 180mm x 1m, placard board information sign on two posts in 2no positions on the A865 roadside and mount a 380mm x 1.3m double-sided placard board information sign to existing road-sign posts.
Information Sign Milton Isle Of South Uist
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Decided24/00480/PPD
Alterations to dwelling, including removal of chimneys, external insulation and cladding of walls and roof, widening of front door opening, lowering of window sill to form French doors, installation of metal flue and extension of existing deck
Cliff Cottage 1 Beacravik Beacravik Isle Of Harris HS3 3EX
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00462/PPD
Erect dwelling. Create access and parking. Install solar panels
34 Steinish Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Sept 2024 - Decided24/00494/PPD
Erect house, associated curtilage and erect wind turbine - 6.5 to hub;7.4m to blade tip
3A Earshader Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Decided25/00082/PPD
Erect garage
2 Guershader Laxdale Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DP
Received 14 Mar 2025 - Decided24/00493/PPD
Erect single storey commercial unit for business/industrial use
2 Caberfeidh Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Decided25/00084/PPD
Change of use of outbuilding to Holiday Letting Unit, including external alterations.
Holiday-Let 6 Newlands Shulishader Isle Of Lewis
Received 14 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00085/PPD
Erect house, form access and parking area, install Air Source Heat Pump and roof mounted solar panels.
Riverhill Laxay Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decided24/00131/PPD
Erect detached dwelling house; create access; install foul water treatment system. Install air source heat pump.
5A Crulivig Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decided25/00086/PPD
Erect dwelling house with associated infrastructure and services
8B Rushgarry Berneray Isle Of North Uist
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Decided24/00133/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building
Agricultural Building 2 78 Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00137/ADV
Display of advertisement
Sign Laxay Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided25/00087/PPD
Erect rear extension. Install solar panels, battery storage and air source heat pump.
Stoneybroke 14 Goathill Crescent Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2TA
Received 19 Mar 2025 - Decided24/00549/TPO
Removal and replanting of trees
Scottish Episcopal Church St Peters Church Francis Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2NF
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided24/00138/ADV
Display of advertisement
Sign Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decided25/00088/FOREST
Forestry Grant Scheme: 25FGS85680
Woodland 16 Locheport Locheport Isle Of North Uist
Received 19 Mar 2025 - Decided24/00532/PPD
Change of use of land to site 3m x 5m caravan pod for holiday-let use
Pod 4B Laxdale Lane Laxdale Isle Of Lewis
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00140/PPD
Upgrade of the Arnish Road to form a two-lane road designed to adoptable standards. The upgraded road will run from the junction with the A859 to the Arnish Point Industrial Estate and will be 3.3km long.
Arnish Road Arnish Isle Of Lewis
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decided25/00089/PPD
Erect store and training building ancillary to existing offices.
Training Workshop 70 Anderson Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Mar 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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