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Edinburgh City Council Licensing Consultation – Briefing for ASSC Members

Posted on by Fiona Campbell

Edinburgh City Council Licensing Consultation – Briefing for ASSC Members

City of Edinburgh Council have launched a consultation into their prospective short-term let licensing regime. This will be the first of two consultations: this one focuses on the principles of the licensing scheme where the council will seek to hear from a wide range of stakeholders – from residents, community councils and trade groups. The results from this will then help inform the second consultation on the draft policy and conditions, which is expected in June.

Given the demands on your time, the ASSC has provided a briefing and suggested answers to help inform your submission.

We kindly ask you that you respond to the consultation by 10th June 2022 and circulate it to any family or friends who live in the Edinburgh area so we can maximise the positive response for those who work in, value and enjoy our capital’s self-catering industry.

The consultation can be accessed here: https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/short-term-lets-2022/

Download the briefing here: ECC licensing consultation – briefing for ASSC members

Thank you once again for your time and support.

Fiona Campbell, CEO, Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers.

STL Licensing PQs

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S6W-07874: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 06/04/2022

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on establishing the licencing scheme frameworks for local authorities to take forward its proposed registration requirements for short-term lets.

Answered by Shona Robison: The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2022 came into force on 1 March 2022. Licensing authorities have until 1 October to open schemes in their areas to receive applications from new and existing hosts. We published updated guidance for licensing authorities on 18 March, and we will continue to work closely with them in the run up to schemes opening.

 

S6W-07875: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 06/04/2022

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential financial impact on local authorities of its proposed licencing scheme requirements for short-term lets, in light of any inflationary pressures as a result of the war in Ukraine.

Answered by Shona Robison (05/05/2022): Licensing authorities will recover the costs of establishing and running the licensing scheme in their area through licence fees.

 

S6W-07876: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 06/04/2022

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the projected revenue that will be generated for each local authority as a result of its proposed short-term let licensing scheme, and whether it will provide projected figures broken down by local authority.

Answered by Shona Robison (05/05/2022): Licensing authorities must determine their own fees and fee structures to recover establishment and running costs specific to their area. Licensing authorities must review their fees from time to time to ensure that revenue from fees remains in line with the running costs of the licensing scheme.

Additional Conditions PQ

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Local authorities are considering what additional conditions they may apply to to licensing. We are extremely concerned that some are planning on excessive conditions. We note Fergus Ewing MSP’s PQ, which is live on the Scottish Parliament’s website:

To ask the Scottish Government whether there is a requirement for local authorities to conduct a statutory consultation in relation to adopting further discretionary powers and conditions under its short-term let licensing scheme.
Current Status: Expected Answer date 16/05/2022