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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9,465 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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
- Decided26/00375/DEMPN
Prior Notification for Demolition of buildings.
Cliff House Port Of Ness Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0XA
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00376/PPP
Form new access road and erect house
22A Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00377/PPD
Install new photo-voltaic solar panels onto the existing roofs to serve units 1-5 at Eabhal Business Park.
Eabhal Business Park Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Decided26/00379/AGRIPA
Erect polycarbonate tunnel
Polycarbonate Tunnel 10 Habost Ness Isle Of Lewis
Received 30 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00383/PPD
Change of use of land to site 2no. staff accommodation caravan pods. (redesign of consented caravans ref. 25/00113/PPD). Install private wastewater system.
Uig Sands Rooms Timsgarry Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9ET
Received 1 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00384/PPD
Erect storage building
Duncan Mackay Parkend Industrial Estate Parkend Sandwick Isle Of Lewis HS2 0AN
Received 1 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00385/OTHPN
Peatland Restoration
Peatland Restoration Blashval Lochmaddy Isle Of North Uist
Received 1 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00392/PPD
Erect switchroom and transformer building; install 33kV & 11kV transformers; form new access road; associated ancillary works.
Substation Coll Back Isle Of Lewis
Received 2 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00394/PPD
Change of use from office and storage to 2no. flats. External paintwork; installation of new window and door openings; installation of roof lights. Recladding and reroofing of elements of the rear elevation.
Office 71 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DG
Received 6 Oct 2026 - Decided26/00396/TEL
Install 1no. 9m and 2no. 8m poles for fixed line broadband apparatus.
Telecommunications Pole South Bragar Bragar Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00397/OHL
Installation of new overhead line (OHL) across 21 poles.
Overhead Line Plockropool South Harris Isle Of Harris
Received 8 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00400/PPD
Erect vehicle workshop and garage
2 Newton Gateway Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 12 Oct 2026 - Decided26/00401/TEL
Replace 8m pole with 9m pole for Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus.
Telecommunication Pole North Tolsta Tolsta Isle Of Lewis
Received 13 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00402/AGRIC
Eerct agricultural store for equipment, bedding and feed.
Agricultural Shed 8 Timsgarry Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 14 Oct 2026 - Decided26/00403/TEL
Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus
Telecommunications Pole Ballantrushal Isle Of Lewis
Received 14 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00404/AGRIC
Erect agricultural machinery store, with occasional small-scale livestock housing.
Agricultural Shed 9 Brue Barvas Isle Of Lewis
Received 14 Oct 2026 - Decided26/00406/TEL
Replace 1no. existing pole with 8m; 1no. new 9m pole; and 1no. 10m pole fixed Line Broadband Apparatus.
Telecommunications Pole Knock Carloway Isle Of Lewis
Received 14 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00410/TCA
Rowan Tree & Crab Apple Tree - Felling of Rowan Tree and Removal of Crab Apple Tree
Western Isles Properties Ltd 77 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DG
Received 21 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00416/PPD
Erect house; create access; associated works.
74 Upper Carloway Carloway Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00417/DEMPA
Prior Notification for Demolition of buildings.
Cliff House Port Of Ness Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0XA
Received 23 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00419/TCA
Remove 1no. cypress tree. Prune and crown lift 1no. birch tree.
33 Lewis Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2JL
Received 26 Oct 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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