Holiday Accommodation

(asked on 10th January 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to empower local authorities to set a cap on the number of holiday lets within their jurisdiction.


Answered by
Christopher Pincher Portrait
Christopher Pincher
This question was answered on 18th January 2022

The Government has no current plans to limit the number of holiday lets. It is for local planning authorities to decide where new development is needed and where mitigation is required. Each local planning authority has to create a Local Plan which shows which kinds of development would be acceptable or otherwise in different parts of the authority’s area. Where the Local Plan contains relevant policies, planning applications must be determined in accordance with the Plan, unless material considerations indicate otherwise.

The Government however takes concerns about the impact of the increase in short-term and holiday letting on communities seriously. That is why we will shortly be bringing forward a call for evidence with a view to subsequently consulting on introducing a Registration Scheme for Tourist Accommodation.

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