Alex Murray (Construction) Ltd Blar Buidhe Rathad Shim Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2UT
Approved on 2 October 2026
Council decision: Application Permitted with conditionsDelegated (officer decision)9 conditions
Proposal
Change of use of former care home into suis generis non-domestic multi-occupancy residential use for 27 accommodation rooms and up to 15 staff on site. Associated works including: widen existing vehicular access; expanded parking area; install air source heat pumps; roof mounted solar panels; installed 1.8m high timber fencing; revised window openings and replacement doors; existing timber cladding replaced with cement board; single dormer removed on north elevation. Erect 2no. timber gazebos.
- Received
- 13 March 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 1 November 2026
- Ward
- Steòrnabhagh A Deas
- Agent
- Archicosm Ltd
- ReceivedReceived13 Mar
- ValidatedValidated20 Mar
- Consult.Consultation16 Jul
- TargetTarget Date19 May
- DecidedDecided2 Oct
Decided in 196 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at Alex Murray (Construction) Ltd Blar Buidhe Rathad Shim Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2UT. Western Isles has handled 1,137 applications of this type. This one was decided in 203 days, 20 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 2UT
- Application type
- Planning Permission (Detailed)
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Sandwick
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 20 April 2026
- Consultation start
- 30 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 16 July 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 30 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 20 April 2026
- Last date for comments
- 20 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 19 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Archicosm Ltd
- Architect profile
- ARCHICOSM LTD.
- Agent address
- Archicosm Ltd 81 Coll Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LR
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 60 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 2 April 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 20
- Constraints
- 9
Site constraints
Source: Western Isles
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