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Caledonian Hotel (Sty) Ltd Caledonian Hotel 5 South Beach Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2XY

26/00270/PPDPlanning Permission (Detailed)Approved
Full

Approved on 9 September 2026

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

Proposal

Conversion of keg store to ancillary suites to the Caledonian Hotel; alterations to external wall openings to create new door and window layout; installation of solar array on south roofscape; installation of 2no. ventilation units to roof; and cladding of south elevation, ground floor.

Received
8 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Ste�rnabhagh A Deas
Agent
The Draftsman Ltd
  1. Received8 Jul
  2. Validated9 Jul
  3. Consult.24 Jul
  4. Target8 Sep
  5. Decided9 Sep

Decided in 62 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Caledonian Hotel (Sty) Ltd Caledonian Hotel 5 South Beach Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2XY. Western Isles has handled 1,137 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Ste�rnabhagh A Deas. We hold 39 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 2XY
Application type
Planning Permission (Detailed)
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Stornoway

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 July 2026
Consultation expiry
30 July 2026
Consultation start
10 July 2026
Consultation end
24 July 2026
Neighbour consultation start
9 July 2026
Neighbour consultation end
30 July 2026
Last date for comments
24 July 2026
Target decision date
8 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
The Draftsman Ltd
Architect profile
THE DRAFTSMAN LTD
Agent address
Per Jonathan Smith 15 Upper Shader Isle Of Lewis HS2 0RQ

Planning decision

Case officer
Helen MacDonald
Statutory period
61 days

Publicity

Last advertised
16 July 2026

Additional information

Documents
11
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Western Isles

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