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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9,465 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00213/PPD
Erect domestic outbuilding
16B Tong Isle Of Lewis HS2 0HS
Received 30 May 2024 - Decided24/00214/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Building
Agricultural Building 11 New Street Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 30 May 2024 - Decided24/00218/PPD
Alter and extend existing community centre, which will host a shop, cafe, heritage exhibition area and archive and reconfigure car parking area
Community Centre Scalpay Scalpay Isle Of Harris HS4 3XU
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Decided25/00387/TEL
Install 2 fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus (poles) under Regulation 5
Telecommunication Poles Portnaguran Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 22 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00388/PPD
Change of use to site pod (caravan) for holiday let with associated infrastructure and services.
Pod 15 Kyles Scalpay Isle Of Harris
Received 22 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00389/TEL
Install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus (pole) under Regulation 5
Telecommunication Pole Valtos Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 22 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00390/PPD
Erect art therapy studio with associated surface water drainage and access path
Studio East Camp Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Decided24/00219/PPD
Change of use of attached byre to holiday-let accommodation unit
The Byre, Stoneyfield Farm Holm Farm Road Sandwick Isle Of Lewis
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00221/TCA
Cutting back and felling - Sycamore Tree
The Chalet 22 New Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2JJ
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Decided25/00391/TEL
Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus (1no Pole)
Telecommunications Pole 2 Garrabost Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Decided24/00223/PPP
Erect House
18B Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Decided25/00392/TEL
Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus (2no Poles)
Telecommunications Pole 3 Garrabost Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Decided23/00514/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building, polytunnels and create track
Agricultural Building 1 Brue Barvas Isle Of Lewis
Received 18 Dec 2023 - Decided25/00393/PPD
Change of use from class 9 property to class 1A premises as defined by Article 13 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development and Use Classes) (Scotland) Miscellaneous Amendment Order 2023
4 Laxdale Lane Laxdale Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DR
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Decided23/00514/AGRIPA
Erect agricultural building, polytunnels and create track
Agricultural Building 1 Brue Barvas Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00224/OHL
Install Overhead Line
Overhead Line Ceann An Ora Ardhasaig Ardhasaig Isle Of Harris
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Decided23/00517/AGRIC
Erect polycarbonate tunnel
Polycarbonate Tunnel 10B Strond Strond Isle Of Harris
Received 19 Dec 2023 - Decided25/00394/TEL
Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus (1no Pole)
Telecommunications Pole Eagleton Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00395/PPD
Erect extension
9 Lionel Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0XB
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00396/TEL
Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus (2no Poles) - ref WGMH5P9M
Telecommunications Poles 1 Lower Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Decided24/00225/PPD
Erect semi-detached unit of 2no. houses, air source heat pumps, and ancillary development
Cottages Scaliscro Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00277/PPD
Erect house; domestic garage; create new access; install air source heat pump, solar array and private waste water system.
3A Rodel Rodel Isle Of Harris
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/00230/PPD
Create vehicular access, parking area and associated works
42 Lighthill Back Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LF
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided25/00327/AGRIPA
Erect agricultural Building
Agricultural Shed 5 Tigharry Isle Of North Uist
Received 27 Oct 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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