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Petition Requirement planning permission to use/let a residential property for holidays

The Government should pass legislation to require planning permission for residential properties to be used or let for holidays (personal holiday home or holiday let).

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Property used as residential, should be registered as such with the council, and planning permission required to change this.

We have a housing crisis, which is aggravated by properties owned as second homes (for personal use or for profit as rentals). This means many local people, including key workers, struggle to get property to either buy or rent.

Requiring planning permission for change of use from residential to holiday homes, as already required in parts of Ireland, will keep residential property in the residential market.

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Share your experiences of short-term holiday lets and housing availability

On Tuesday 23 May, Kevin Foster MP will lead a debate in Parliament on short-term holiday lets, housing and planning.

To inform the debate, he would like to hear about how short-term holiday lets have affected housing availability for you or those you know. He may quote your contribution directly during his debate.

Find out more and share your ideas with him by midday on Monday 22 May:

Videos of the debate, the transcript of what was said, and other relevant material will be accessible shortly after the debate on this webpage.

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Westminster Hall debates give MPs an opportunity to raise local or national issues and receive a response from a government minister. Any MP can take part in a Westminster Hall debate.

The topic for this debate was nominated by the Backbench Business Committee. The Committee give backbenchers (MPs who aren’t ministers or shadow ministers) an opportunity to secure a debate on a topic of their choice, either in the main House of Commons Chamber or Westminster Hall.

The debate will take place on a ‘general debate' motion expressed in neutral terms. These motions are worded ‘That this House has considered [a specific matter]'. This means that the debate won’t end in a vote on a particular action or decision.