Item 5 AA Badenoch and Strathspey Short Term Let Control Area Policy Consultation

This document contains an agenda item for the Cairngorms National Park Authority (Park Authority) Planning Committee on 27 January 2023. The item concerns a consultation by Highland Council on a draft planning policy for short-term lets in the Badenoch and Strathspey area. Highland Council wants to manage changes of use to short-term lets within a designated control area and the Park Authority is asked to agree to officers submitting a response to the consultation that welcomes the proposed planning policy. The proposed policy aims to protect smaller dwellings and properties in high demand for residents, while also ensuring short-term lets are adequately serviced and avoid negative impacts on the area. Park Authority officers support the proposed policy and recommend its implementation and will bring a paper to a future planning committee.