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Buth Barraigh Coop Shop Castlebay Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XD

26/00115/PPDPlanning Permission (Detailed)Approved
Full

Approved on 20 August 2026

Council decision: Application Permitted with conditionsDelegated (officer decision)7 conditions

Proposal

Extension and change of use from retail to Sui generis (retail, food and drink, laundry and visitor centre)

Received
25 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Barraigh Agus Bhatarsaigh
  1. Received25 Mar
  2. Validated26 Mar
  3. Consult.16 Apr
  4. Target25 May
  5. Decided20 Aug

Decided in 147 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Buth Barraigh Coop Shop Castlebay Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5XD. Western Isles has handled 1,137 applications of this type. This one was decided in 148 days, 12 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 28 applications across Barraigh Agus Bhatarsaigh. We hold 69 applications in total for the HS9 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
HS9 5XD
Application type
Planning Permission (Detailed)
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Castlebay & Vatersay

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 March 2026
Consultation expiry
16 April 2026
Consultation start
26 March 2026
Consultation end
16 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
26 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
16 April 2026
Last date for comments
16 April 2026
Target decision date
25 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Bracewell
Agent address
8 Highstreet Oban PA34 4BG

Planning decision

Statutory period
60 days

Publicity

Last advertised
2 April 2026

Additional information

Documents
20
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Western Isles

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