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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9,465 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/00398/TEL
Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus (2no Poles)
Telecommunications Poles Carnish Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 Oct 2025 - Decided24/00205/TEL
Adjustment of 1no dish
Druim Nam Bacan Mast Ranish Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 May 2024 - Decided24/00208/OTHPN
Peatland restoration
Peatland Restoration 2 Morsgail Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 27 May 2024 - Decided24/00208/OTHPA
Peatland restoration
Peatland Restoration 2 Morsgail Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decided25/00399/TEL
Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus (1no Pole) - ref WGMKMG8L
Telecommunications Pole Upper Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Oct 2025 - Decided24/00255/PPD
Change of use of land to site caravan pod for holiday let
Pod 20 Breasclete Isle Of Lewis
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Decided25/00400/PPD
Erect agricultural building
Agricultural Building 1 Vatisker Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Oct 2025 - Decided24/00236/PPD
Erect polycarbonate tunnel
16A Lemreway Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9RD
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00237/PPD
Install 25kW roof mounted solar on roof of existing building; install 25kW ground mounted solar on associated land to rear.
Outbuilding Scaliscro Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Decided25/00401/TEL
Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus (2no Poles) - ref WGMM336W
Telecommunication Poles 2 Lower Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Oct 2025 - Decided24/00239/PPD
Create new access and parking area. Erect garage, garden store and kennel.
29 Lower Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QB
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00240/AGRIC
Erect agricultural storage building
Agricultural Building 12 Upper Coll Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Awaiting decision25/00402/PPD
Change of use of land to site 2no caravan pods
Pods 17 Oliver's Brae Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided24/00241/TCA
Reduction in height of 2 mature sycamore trees
17 Lewis Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2JW
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Decided25/00403/TEL
Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus
Telecommunications Pole 2 Upper Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00404/TEL
Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus.
Telecommunication Pole 3 Upper Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/00405/TCA
Removal of 2 young sycamore trees
34C Bayhead Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DX
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided24/00243/PPD
Create 2no. house plots and develop joint access track to main road.
House Plots Ardvourlie Ardvourlie Isle Of Harris
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Decided25/00406/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Shed
Agricultural Shed 4 West Gerinish Isle Of South Uist
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided24/00335/PPD
Repaint entrance gate and church door in dark green; replace cement render in cream colour lime render; new cast-iron downpipe on south elevation; new slate vent on south roof slope of porch; remove existing modern ridge finishing and install ventilated lead-roll ridge
Scottish Episcopal Church St Peters Church Francis Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2NF
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided25/00407/TEL
Installation of 1no GPS node to existing gantry pole; internal installation to existing cabin room; development ancillary reworks thereto.
Telecommunications Equipment Bakers Road Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided24/00244/PPD
Create access. Erect dwelling. Install solar panels and air source heat pump. Site caravan temporarily while the house is being built. Erect shed. Site ground mounted solar panels for a temporary period while the house it being built.
17A Aignish Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00315/LBC
Repaint entrance gate and church door in dark green; replace pre-cast concrete gable skews and east gable cross in blonde standstone; replace keystone and voussoir at entrance door in blonde standstone; replace cement render in cream colour lime render; new cast-iron downpipe on south elevation; new slate vent on south roof slope of porch; remove existing modern ridge finishing and install ventilated lead roll ridge.
Scottish Episcopal Church St Peters Church Francis Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2NF
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00245/PPD
Creation of door opening in east elevation by removal of existing windowsill and ancillary works. Replacement of defective UPVC guttering. Replacement of dormer roof covering and Installation of new roof windows
Martins Memorial Church Francis Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2NB
Received 27 Jun 2024
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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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