Comhairle nan Eilean Siar planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar decided more than 470 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 2% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 57 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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4 August 2026 · Approved
Stornoway Grid Supply Point Lochs Road Lochs Isle Of Lewis · 26/00298/PAN
Figures for Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
| Applications decided | more than 470 |
|---|---|
| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 2%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 57 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 1%of 55 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 4 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | Too few appeals |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2021 |
| Local Plan policies held | 35plan adopted 2018 |
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.