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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 dates12,189Searchable applications
81Recorded 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9,465 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 26 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 27 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00307/MLCON
To deploy four 220m twin-headline longlines for the production of mussels
Carnach Mussel Farm East Loch Tarbert East Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00309/PPD
Change of roof from red tile to charcoal
Tigh An Uillt 15A Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9PN
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Decided25/00442/TEL
Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus (1no. Pole)
Telecommunications Pole 3 Knock Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00443/PPD
Erect domestic car garage
62A Aird Tong Isle Of Lewis HS2 0HT
Received 25 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00444/TEL
Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus (2no. Poles)
Telecommunications Poles 4 Knock Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00445/TEL
Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus (2no. Poles)
Telecommunications Poles 5 Knock Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 26 Nov 2025 - Decided24/00310/PPD
Change of use from storage building to office with storage.� Install a pitched roof on existing flat roof building
Mackinnon Plant Hire 18 - 20 Inaclete Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RB
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00321/PPD
Siting of container for storage associated with Balallan Hall
Balallan Hall Balallan Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9PR
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00322/TEL
Installation of 1 no. Transmission dish to the existing tower alongside ancillary works
ESN Mast Northton Northton Isle Of Harris
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00329/TEL
Install fixed line broadband and 1no. associated pole
Telecommunications Pole Inaclete Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided25/00447/OHLSCR
Installation of new overhead line (OHL) across 21 new poles, and underground cable (UC)
Overhead Line Plockropool Plockropool Isle Of Harris
Received 27 Nov 2025 - Decided24/00330/PPD
Alter and extend dwelling
8 Urgha Urgha Isle Of Harris HS3 3BW
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided25/00448/TEL
Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus (1no. Pole)
Telecommunications Pole 2 Broadbay View Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00446/TEL
Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus (1no. Pole)
Telecommunications Pole 1 New Garrabost Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decided25/00450/PPD
Change of use of land to site Chalet (Caravan) for holiday letting
Chalet 168A Earsary Isle Of Barra
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided24/00441/AGRIC
Create new vehicular access to unclassified road; erect steel agricultural building and 2no. polycarbonate tunnels
Agricultural Barn And Polycarbonate Tunnels 4 Tobson Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/00464/TEL
Install fixed line broadband apparatus
Telecommunications Pole Rigs Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00444/AGRIC
Erect Polycrub
Agricultural Building 18 Kyles Scalpay Isle Of Harris
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decided25/00451/PPD
Change of use to caravan site for 3 units
Caravan Parking Area Newton Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided25/00452/PPD
Replacement of roof sheeting, external wall cladding and windows. Addition of canopy over main entrance. Installation of roof-mounted solar panels.
Village Hall Leverburgh Isle Of Harris HS5 3TS
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Decided25/00453/PPD
Installation of a 23kw Ground Mount Solar Photovoltaic system and a 17.4 Kwh battery storage system.
Community Centre Grinneabhat Centre North Bragar Bragar Isle Of Lewis HS2 9DA
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Decided25/00454/DEMPA
Demolish dwelling
Sandary Lodge Knockintorran Bayhead Isle Of North Uist HS6 5ED
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Decided25/00455/PPD
Erect house with associated access, foul and surface water drainage and air source heat pump. Demolish existing cottage and outbuilding.
19A Borve Berneray Isle Of North Uist
Received 8 Dec 2025 - Decided25/00457/PPDM
Phased housing development to erect 94 houses on brownfield site with associated roads and infrastructure.
Stornoway Airport Housing Development Melbost Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 8 Dec 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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