Another popular part of the UK is edging towards a ban Airbnb-style short lets and holiday homes.
The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority says that although 750 homes will have to be built within its boundary, there’s set to be a ban on short lets and holiday properties.
The new Local Plan, which will be subject to formal public consultation early next year, includes details of the sites within the National Park for the building of new homes to meet the Local Plan target of 750 dwellings.
The introduction of a ‘principal occupancy condition’ on all new homes is deliberately being included to ensure all new housing is permanently occupied rather than used as second homes or holiday lets.
A spokesperson says: “I would like to thank members of the public and all the organisations and businesses that have fed into the development of this new Local Plan, which will undergo a final and more formal stage of consultation early next year before being submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for examination.
“I would also like to thank our partner organisations, particularly North Yorkshire and Westmorland & Furness Councils who, as the housing authorities, are ultimately responsible for building the affordable homes we need here.
“There is a lot in this draft, with 52 new policies to consider. These policies seek to support farm businesses, and cover housing, the rural economy, traditional buildings, landscape and wildlife, amongst other things.”
It is expected that a draft Local Plan for further public consultation will be published in early 2025.
This article is taken from Landlord Today