Question reference: S5W-27257
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 4 February 2020
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Current status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 17 February 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the total cost to local planning authorities of the introduction of short-term let control areas, as set out in Section 17 of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019.
Answer
Section 17 of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 was inserted by a non-Government amendment at stage 3 of the Scottish Parliament’s consideration of the Planning (Scotland) Bill.
At this stage no such assessment has been made. The Scottish Government is currently drafting proposals for regulations to implement the provisions of section 17 which will be subject to public consultation shortly. The supporting documents, including a draft Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment, will be published as part of the consultation and open to comment.