56 Kenneth Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DS
Approved on 12 January 2026
Council decision: Application Permitted with conditionsDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions
Proposal
Change of use of disused retail unit to Class 7 use, including external alterations to rear elevation including new and replacement windows and door openings; replacement rainwater goods; paint elevation wall white; install small over-door canopy; paint rear wall; erect timber bin store; install screened air source heat pumps.
- Received
- 15 September 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Steòrnabhagh A Deas
- Agent
- MJC Inspection & Design Ltd
- ReceivedReceived15 Sep
- ValidatedValidated19 Sep
- Consult.Consultation3 Oct
- TargetTarget Date18 Nov
- DecidedDecided12 Jan
Decided in 115 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 56 Kenneth Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2DS. Western Isles has handled 1,137 applications of this type. This one was decided in 119 days, 8 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 14 applications across Steòrnabhagh A Deas. We hold 38 applications in total for the HS1 postcode area.
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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Application details
- Postcode
- HS1 2DS
- Application type
- Planning Permission (Detailed)
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Stornoway
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 September 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 10 October 2025
- Consultation start
- 19 September 2025
- Consultation end
- 3 October 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 19 September 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 10 October 2025
- Last date for comments
- 16 October 2025
- Target decision date
- 18 November 2025
- Permission expires
- 11 January 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- MJC Inspection & Design Ltd
- Agent address
- Per Malcolm Crate 9 Millar Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RX
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 60 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 2 October 2025
Additional information
- Documents
- 13
- Constraints
- 10
Site constraints
Source: Western Isles
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