The site is located adjacent to the existing Gleann Dubh development.

It is part of a programme of site identification by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar to assess larger potential housing sites in and around Stornoway.

The council’s planning service has also drafted a Planning Brief to help move the potential Blackwater development along.

The Brief aims to inform a more expanded masterplanning exercise by a potential developer, and aid planning appraisal of any future development proposals for the site.

Comments from the public and any stakeholders are encouraged.