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Pier Vatersay Castlebay Isle Of Barra

26/00246/SCR_LEnvironmental Screening OpinionApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 24 September 2026

Council decision: No Environmental Assessment RequiredDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed Vatersay Sheltered Berthing Facility

Received
25 June 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Barraigh Agus Bhatarsaigh
  1. Received25 Jun
  2. Validated25 Jun
  3. Consult.20 Jul
  4. Target24 Sep
  5. Decided24 Sep

Decided in 91 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is an outline application at Pier Vatersay Castlebay Isle Of Barra. Western Isles has handled 492 applications of this type. This one was decided in 91 days, 4 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 31 applications across Barraigh Agus Bhatarsaigh.

98% of outline 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
Environmental Screening Opinion
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Castlebay & Vatersay

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 June 2026
Consultation expiry
20 July 2026
Consultation start
29 June 2026
Consultation end
20 July 2026
Last date for comments
20 July 2026
Target decision date
24 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Morag Ferguson
Statutory period
91 days

Additional information

Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Western Isles

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