Scottish Water Access Track Miavaig Uig Isle Of Lewis
Refused on 8 May 2025
Council decision: Application RefusedPlanning committee1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Formation of access track
- Received
- 31 July 2024
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Ward
- Sgir' Uige Agus Carlabhagh
- ReceivedReceived31 Jul
- ValidatedValidated9 Aug
- Consult.Consultation5 Sep
- TargetTarget Date8 Oct
- DecidedDecided8 May
Decided in 272 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Scottish Water Access Track Miavaig Uig Isle Of Lewis. Western Isles has handled 1,137 applications of this type. This one was decided in 281 days, 31 weeks longer than Western Isles's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across Sgir' Uige Agus Carlabhagh.
99% of full applications at Na h-Eileanan Siar (Comhairle nan Eilean Siar) were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).
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Why it was refused
- This application for Planning permission is refused for the following reason. That the application be refused on the basis that the proposed development does not demonstrate a satisfactory quality of place-making, siting, scale and design that respect and reflect positive local characteristics and will compliment or enhance the surrounding natural environment, contrary to Policy PD1 of the Outer Hebrides Local Development Plan and the impact on neighbouring amenity in respect of the risk of flooding and landslide adds weight to this consideration.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Application type
- Planning Permission (Detailed)
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Uig
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 August 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 22 August 2024
- Consultation start
- 15 August 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 15 August 2024
- Last date for comments
- 5 September 2024
- Target decision date
- 8 October 2024
- Committee meeting
- 6 May 2025
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 60 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 22 August 2024
Additional information
- Documents
- 14
Site constraints
Source: Western Isles
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