Stornoway High Free Church is seeking permission to build a church building on Smith Avenue in Stornoway.
The congregation has been without a permanent home since splitting with the Church of Scotland two years ago.
The bulk of worshippers in Stornoway High Church left the denomination over its decision to allow gay ministers and the departure from Biblical teaching. They later joined the Free Church of Scotland.
The congregation is now proposing to erect a new-
The greenfield plot opposite the athletics track and car park on Smith Avenue is owned by the Stornoway Trust.
If outline permission is granted by the council, a full planning application will required to be submitted at a later date.
Planning application for new church building
6 April 2016