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Traigh Sanda Sand Pit Eoropie Ness Isle Of Lewis

25/00147/MINApplication for Winning/Working MineralsApproved

Approved on 24 July 2025

Council decision: Application Permitted with conditionsDelegated (officer decision)4 conditions

Proposal

Sand extraction of wind-blown sand for the construction industry.

Received
30 April 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
An Taobh Siar Agus Nis
Agent
Maciver Consultancy Services
  1. Received30 Apr
  2. Validated12 May
  3. Consult.13 Jun
  4. Target11 Jul
  5. Decided24 Jul

Decided in 73 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a planning application at Traigh Sanda Sand Pit Eoropie Ness Isle Of Lewis. Western Isles has handled 42 applications of this type. This one was decided in 85 days, 3 weeks longer than Western Isles's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across An Taobh Siar Agus Nis.

99% of all 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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Application details

Application type
Application for Winning/Working Minerals
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Ness

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 May 2025
Consultation expiry
19 June 2025
Consultation start
30 May 2025
Consultation end
13 June 2025
Neighbour consultation start
29 May 2025
Neighbour consultation end
19 June 2025
Last date for comments
26 June 2025
Target decision date
11 July 2025
Permission expires
24 July 2030

Applicant and agent

Agent
Maciver Consultancy Services
Agent address
Per Scott Maciver 2A Steinish Isle Of Lewis HS2 0AA

Planning decision

Statutory period
60 days

Publicity

Last advertised
5 June 2025

Additional information

Documents
9
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Western Isles

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