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The Deepwater Terminal Arnish Isle Of Lewis

25/00485/PPDPlanning Permission (Detailed)Approved
Full

Approved on 10 March 2026

Council decision: Application Permitted with conditionsDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Proposal

Formation of a temporary construction compound, complete with modular staff welfare and office facilities and car-parking, to facilitate the construction of the Lewis Convertor Station

Received
22 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Steòrnabhagh A Tuath
  1. Received22 Dec
  2. Validated15 Jan
  3. Consult.5 Feb
  4. Target14 Mar
  5. Decided10 Mar

Decided in 54 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application at The Deepwater Terminal Arnish Isle Of Lewis. Western Isles has handled 1,137 applications of this type. This one was decided in 78 days, 2 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 13 applications across Steòrnabhagh A Tuath.

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

Application type
Planning Permission (Detailed)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
North Lochs

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 January 2026
Consultation expiry
5 February 2026
Consultation start
15 January 2026
Consultation end
5 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
15 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
5 February 2026
Last date for comments
12 February 2026
Target decision date
14 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
58 days

Publicity

Last advertised
29 January 2026

Additional information

Documents
13
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Western Isles

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