Communities support new Short-term Let regulations

POSTED ON August 30, 2023 BY Terry Levinthal

The Cockburn with local community and housing groups ask that the City of Edinburgh Council and Scottish Government give little weight to the pressures posed by a well-funded industry lobby group to delay the implementation of STL regulations.  Local communities have been placed under huge pressures by the untrammeled expansion of STLs across the city.  It is time to restore some balance and ensure that Edinburgh remains a place for people to live. 

The Cockburn with local community and housing groups ask that the City of Edinburgh Council and Scottish Government give little weight to the pressures posed by a well-funded industry lobby group to delay the implementation of STL regulations.  Local communities have been placed under huge pressures by the untrammeled expansion of STLs across the city.  It is time to restore some balance and ensure that Edinburgh remains a place for people to live. 

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How should Edinburgh respond to the latest surge in Short-Term Let Applications?

POSTED ON May 13, 2022 BY Prof Cliff Hague

Following a special meeting of the Edinburgh Civic Forum yesterday to discuss the issue, our Chairperson, Prof Cliff Hague, offers some thoughts on the recent deluge of planning applications seeking to convert long-term homes in the capital into short-term let holiday accommodation

Following a special meeting of the Edinburgh Civic Forum yesterday to discuss the issue, our Chairperson, Prof Cliff Hague, offers some thoughts on the recent deluge of planning applications seeking to convert long-term homes in the capital into short-term let holiday accommodation

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A Deluge of Short-Term Lets?

POSTED ON May 6, 2022 BY James Garry

So, what to do?  The Cockburn will be speaking to the city’s planning service to discuss options for dealing with this huge volume of applications, suggesting the need for a simple way forward that doesn’t disadvantage individuals or communities

So, what to do?  The Cockburn will be speaking to the city’s planning service to discuss options for dealing with this huge volume of applications, suggesting the need for a simple way forward that doesn’t disadvantage individuals or communities

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Latest Holyrood Short-Term Let Consultation

POSTED ON October 27, 2021

A Scottish Parliamentary Committee consultation on short-term lets closes soon. The STL industry is encouraging its stakeholders to comment, we’re keen that local residents also have their say.

A Scottish Parliamentary Committee consultation on short-term lets closes soon. The STL industry is encouraging its stakeholders to comment, we’re keen that local residents also have their say.

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Permission given for another short-term-let conversion in the Old Town

POSTED ON April 21, 2021

Our initial thoughts on this concerning decision and its implications

Our initial thoughts on this concerning decision and its implications

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