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Planning Control Areas for short-term lets

Your local council can make some or all of their region a short-term let 'control area'. This means you need planning permission as a part of your licence to let out your whole accommodation in these areas.

Local councils with control areas

Two councils currently have short-term let control areas in place. They are:

  • The City of Edinburgh Council which has a control area covering the whole council area
  • Highland Council which has a control area covering Badenoch and Strathspey

Local councils without control areas 

If your accommodation is not in a 'control area', and you do not have planning permission, you may still need this to apply for a short-term let licence.

You should check this with the local council planning department.

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