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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9,465 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00079/ADV
Totem sign
Caberfeidh Hotel Perceval Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2EU
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00080/PPD
Erect shed for storage and charging of electric bikes
Caberfeidh Hotel Perceval Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2EU
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00081/PPD
Change of use from showroom to extend adjacent fitness studio floor area
26 Inaclete Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RN
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00082/PPD
Erect small single storey extension to Grade C listed building. Replace existing windows.
Creed Lodge Lochs Road Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9JN
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00083/PPD
Alter and extend building to provide dedicated training facility for supervised practical instruction in plating and welding.
Navantia Uk Ltd 1 - 1 Arnish Point Industrial Estate Arnish Isle Of Lewis HS2 9JY
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00084/LBC
Erect single storey extension. Replace existing windows. Redevelop and alter internal layout
Creed Lodge Lochs Road Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9JN
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00085/AGRIC
Erect agricultural building
Agricultural Building 2 6 Balranald Bayhead Isle Of North Uist
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00086/SCO_L
The proposed development comprises nine wind turbines with a maximum generating capacity of up to 49MW, together with associated infrastructure.
Barvas Moor Windfarm Barvas Moor Road Barvas Isle Of Lewis
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00087/PPD
Site caravan pod and create access
Pod 3 Callanish Isle Of Lewis
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00088/AGRIC
Erect agricultural shed
Agricultural Building 4 Island Flodda Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00089/AGRIC
Erect polycarbonate tunnel
Polycarbonate Tunnel 7 Grimshader Lochs Isle Of Lewis
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00090/PPD
Erection of new off-grid shelter, comprising 2 linked units with accessible deck and PV panels, in connection with use of woodland area for outdoor education, play, Forest School and community use. Provision of 4 parking spaces for staff, drop off and accessible parking.
The Wee Woodland Strumore Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00091/PPD
Single-storey side extensions to existing property
4 Island Flodda Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5QS
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00092/PPD
Erect dwelling house, vehicle access and associated parking. Renewal of previous consent 22/00332/PPD
18B Garrygall Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00094/PPD
Change of Use of land to a caravan site for the stationing of one caravan.
Caravan Site 34B South Galson Isle Of Lewis
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00095/PPD
Form 3No. additional motorhome pitches within existing caravan site.
Motor Home Pitches Urgha North Harris Isle Of Harris
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00096/PPD
Erect dwelling with associated access and infrastructure.
2B Acarsaid Mhor Eriskay Isle Of South Uist
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00097/MSC
Matters specified in Condition 3 pursuant to Planning Permission in Principle (23/00020) (relating to the erection of a dwelling, including details of siting, access, parking, design and external appearance, materials, zero and low carbon technologies, and surface and foul drainage).
5 Ahmor Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00098/PPD
Erect house, create vehicular access; and associated works
5A Bun-a-mhullin Eriskay Isle Of South Uist
Received 12 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00100/PPD
Change of use of former care home into suis generis non-domestic multi-occupancy residential use for 27 accommodation rooms and up to 15 staff on site. Associated works including: widen existing vehicular access; expanded parking area; install air source heat pumps; roof mounted solar panels; installed 1.8m high timber fencing; revised window openings and replacement doors; existing timber cladding replaced with cement board; single dormer removed on north elevation. Erect 2no. timber gazebos. Erect plant room.
Alex Murray (Construction) Ltd Blar Buidhe Rathad Shim Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2UT
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00102/PPD
Alter and extend house
Tigh Na Mara 11B Keose Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9JT
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00103/MSCM
Approval of Matters Specified in Condition 3a i - 3a xi - (Enabling Works) pursuant to Planning Permission Ref: 25/00061/PPPM for the Proposed Construction and Operation of a Strategic Electricity Transmission Hub Consisting of a 400kV AC Substation, an HVDC Converter Station, etc (National Development)
HVDC Converter Station Arnish Isle Of Lewis
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00104/MLCON
Variation to (00011322) - Exend expiry to December 2026, change of location and number of samples to 12 boreholes and 3 vibrocores, change of material volumes for romobal to 5.03m3
Terminal Gasay Islands Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00105/PPD
Create access, Erect house and drainage
8 Bunavoneader North Harris Isle Of Harris
Received 16 Mar 2026
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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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