Item9Appendix1ShortTermLetNonStatutorySTLControlAreaPlanningPolicy

This document contains Highland Council's non-statutory planning policy, dated November 2023, regarding short-term lets within a Control Area. It explains that using a dwellinghouse as a short-term let in a designated Control Area will require planning permission. The policy outlines considerations for assessing the impact on local amenity and supporting uses for existing dwellinghouses as short-term lets, such as bringing long-term empty properties back into use. It also defines key terms like 'bedroom', 'Control Area', 'dwellinghouse', 'long-term empty', and 'short-term let' for the purpose of this policy.