Scottish Statutory Instrument SI 2021 Scotland

The Town and Country Planning (Short-term Let Control Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 2021

These Regulations make further provision for the purposes of section 26B of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (“the 1997 Act”). Section 26B enables a planning authority to designate all or part of its area as a short-term let control area. Where an area is designated as a …

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Enforced by
Local Authority
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Plus 6 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.003 Designation of a short-term let control area Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must follow procedures to designate short-term let control areasLocal authority
s.004 Notice of proposal to designate an area as a short-term let control area Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Planning authority must notify the public of short-term let control area plansLocal authority
s.005 Variation or cancellation of a designation Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must follow procedures to change or cancel control areasLocal authority
s.006 Notice of proposal to vary or cancel a designation Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Councils must notify the public of plans to change short-term let control areasLocal authority
s.008 Submission to the Scottish Ministers of proposed designation of a short-term let control area Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must submit short-term let control area proposals for approvalLocal authority
s.009 Notice of designation or of variation or cancellation of a section 26B designation Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must notify the public before designating short-term let areasLocal authority
6 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and interpretation
s.001 Citation, commencement and interpretation (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Short-term let
s.002 Short-term let (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Modification of proposal following consultation
s.excluded accommodation Excluded accommodation

Help complying

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Starting a short-term lets business in Scotland

Learning path for new short-term let operators in Scotland covering mandatory licensing, control areas, planning permission, and the Edinburgh visitor levy.
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Operating in a short-term let control area

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