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Lighthouse Road Arnish Isle Of Lewis

Awaiting decision Na h-Eileanan Siar 26/00365/PPD Planning Permission (Detailed)

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Proposal

Permanent diversion of the existing track to Arnish Point Lighthouse and formation of approximately 50m of new track, (the track diversion to provide a working area to facilitate landfall (via Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD)), at the south east shore of Arnish Point Industrial Estate, of a 1.8MW interconnector cable).

As published by the council, reference 26/00365/PPD

Application record

Reference
26/00365/PPD
Type
Planning Permission (Detailed)
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
17 Sep 2026
Validated
30 Sep 2026
Ward
Steòrnabhagh A Tuath
Parish
Stornoway
Decision by
Delegate Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Sep 2026

    Received by Na h-Eileanan Siar

  2. 30 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 25 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Na h-Eileanan Siar took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

15 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Na h-Eileanan Siar for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Na h-Eileanan Siar decided full applications in a median of 80 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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