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Published December 2024

Draft Planning Application Validation Checklist

41. Short-term Let Accommodation Statement

What is it?

Policy HOU3 of the Plan Strategy seeks to protect existing residential accommodation.

Policy HOU13 of the Plan Strategy relates to proposals for short-term let accommodation and sets out criteria for assessing planning applications for such uses. 

A Short-term Let Accommodation Statement demonstrates how proposals for short-term let accommodation meet the requirements of Policy HOU13.


When is it required?

A Short-term Let Accommodation Statement should be provided with applications for short-term let accommodation – including short-term holiday lets; self-catering apartments; apart-hotels and serviced apartments.


What should be included?

The Short-term Let Accommodation Statement should address criteria a. to f. inclusive of Policy HOU13 of the Plan Strategy. Where a criterion is not fully met, this must be justified.

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