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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9,465 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/00263/PPD
Erect studio as ancillary to dwelling
3B West Kilbride West Kilbride Isle Of South Uist HS8 5TT
Received 29 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00264/PPD
Erect rear extension
15 Eagleton Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0QD
Received 29 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00266/PPD
Erect boatshed & create access
Boatshed 10A West Kilbride West Kilbride Isle Of South Uist
Received 29 Jul 2025 - Decided24/00174/PPD
Erect house; install private sewage treatment plant, solar panels and air source heat pump, use gabion baskets within site works and make good existing drystone walling, create new access
23 Crowlista Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00177/PPD
First floor extension over existing rear flat roof extension. Replace and enlarge rear porch.
25 Fivepenny Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0XG
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00180/PPD
Erect new steel frame lean-to extension to existing storage building
Builders Store Rigs Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RF
Received 20 Dec 2023 - Decided25/00268/ADV
Advertisement of the following types : Advance Sign
Road Sign Clachan Sands Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 30 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00269/TEL
Prove fibre to TPJUV. Run 30m COF250 from TPJUV through existing duct to cable gantry and along gantry to customer's cabinet. (note, cabinet not yet in place). Fit splicing shelf 2a in customer cabinet.
Cnoc Carn Nan Gobhar Mast Scott Road Tarbert Isle Of Harris
Received 17 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00272/PPD
Erect house & polycrub. Install Air Source heat pump, utilise and improve existing access. Demolish existing ruined building in the South East corner of the site.
Taigh A' Mhurain Garrynamonie Isle Of South Uist
Received 1 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00273/PPD
Installation of 32 Solar Panels in the South West elevation of Tarbert Community Centre
Community Centre Pier Road Tarbert Isle Of Harris HS3 3DG
Received 1 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00276/PPD
Demolish existing electrical store, alter and extend existing office building; increase parking provision.
Lewis Builders Rigs Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RF
Received 1 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00277/PPD
Erect 2 No Polycarbonate Tunnels for poultry
Polycarbonate Tunnels 3A Garrabost Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00278/PPD
New road access to existing communications mast, widened existing access to croft house, new croft hardstanding storage area, road access and turning adjacent to mast within existing fenced enclosure.
Access Road 27 Muir Of Aird Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00279/PPD
Change of use of land to site pod (caravan) for holiday-let use with associated infrastructure and services.
Pod 3 Carinish Carinish Isle Of North Uist
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00280/PPD
Create 6no. space carpark for Gordon Diesel Services
Staff Car Park Vatisker Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 5 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00281/PPD
Erection of 8 no. dwelling houses, associated shared access road, sewage system and surface water management
Housing Development Scotvein Grimsay Isle Of North Uist
Received 5 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00281/SCR_L
Erection of 8 no. dwelling houses, associated shared access road, sewage system and surface water management
Housing Development Scotvein Grimsay Isle Of North Uist
Received 5 Aug 2025 - Decided24/00181/PPD
Formation of access track
Scottish Water Access Track Marvig Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Sept 2023 - Decided25/00282/TEL
Install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus (retrospective)
Telecommunications Pole Keose Glebe Keose Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 23 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00284/PPD
Change of use to site pod (caravan) with associated infrastructure and services
Pod 7 Tigharry Isle Of North Uist
Received 8 Aug 2025 - Decided24/00446/PPD
Erect house. Create access. Install solar panels on pedestal upstands on the roof. Install air source heat pump. Install private treatment plant
1A Brue Barvas Isle Of Lewis
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided25/00285/PPD
Renovate property - reslate roof; reconstruct rear dormer; reclad dormers; re-render walls; replacement windows and doors; replacement rainwater goods.
97 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DG
Received 11 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00286/PPD
Erect new porch to replace existing.
7 Reef Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9HU
Received 11 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00287/PPD
Change of use from shop (Class 1A) to multipurpose cultural event space. Replacement windows and doors [All retrospective]
19 Church Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DH
Received 8 Aug 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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