Item5AABadenochandStrathspeyShortTermLetControlAreaPolicyConsultation

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.