Complex sentence: In April 2012, in a bid to boost tourism, residents on the Isle of Coll applied for it to be granted the status Scotland's first dark skies island and were hopeful that the designation would be granted by Summer 2012.
Split into simpler sentences: In April 2012, in a bid to boost tourism, residents on the Isle of Coll applied for it to be granted the status of Scotland's first dark skies island. They were sated confidence that the designation would be granted by Summer 2012.