Planning application
Telephone Exchange Lower Barvas Barvas Isle Of Lewis
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Install new 8.5m steel monopole to the rear of Barvas telephone exchange with 0.6m dish, 0.3m dish and dipole antenna. Remove existing monopole to front of site.
As published by the council, reference 26/00030/TELPA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00030/TELPA
- Type
- Telecomms Prior Notification/Approval
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval not Required
- Received
- 28 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 31 Mar 2026
- Ward
- An Taobh Siar Agus Nis
- Parish
- Barvas & Brue
- Decision by
- Delegate Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jan 2026
Received by Na h-Eileanan Siar
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11 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval not Required
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- DECISION LETTER
- ROADS
- ICNIRP CERTIFICATE
- APPLICATION FOR PRIOR NOTIFICATION
- 01 LOCATION PLAN
- 03 ELEVATION PLANS
- 02 SITE PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Na h-Eileanan Siar granted permission on 31 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About telecoms applications
Telecoms applications cover masts, antennas and cabinets, usually as prior approval cases where the council considers siting and appearance only. More in our guide to planning application types.
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