Issue - meetings

Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Development and Economic Growth and extract from Minute of meeting of Planning, Protective Services and Licensing Committee held on 28 September 2022 (to follow)

The Council gave consideration to a report which sought approval of the arrangements for the Council’s Short-term Let Licensing Scheme.

Decision

The Council –

1.    noted the considerable work undertaken to develop the new licensing regime in a challenging timescale, and without any additional funding or resourcing provided by the Scottish Government;

2.    welcomed the high level of responses to the public consultation, and recognised that many of the issues raised had been incorporated into the final licensing regime;

3.    approved the Short-term Let Licensing Regime, Licensing Policy, additional conditions and fee and charges as set out in sections 5.4 and 5.6 of the submitted report;

4.    noted the initial focus on “new hosts” initially until additional staff resources are in place; and

5.    agreed to amend the Council’s Scheme of Delegation to delegate responsibility for the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2022 to the Executive Director with responsibility for Regulatory Services, to enable the Council’s Environmental Health Service to authorise officers to deliver the Short-term Let licensing regime.

(Reference:  Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Development and Economic Growth dated 20 September 2022, submitted)