The information requested in relation to the number of change of use planning applications made to, and granted/refused by, planning authorities further to the Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 - referred to as the Short-Term Letting Regulations - which came into effect on 1 July 2019 is outlined in the table below:
Planning Authority
|
No. of STL change of use planning applications received
|
No. of STL change of use planning permission granted
|
No. of STL change of use planning applications refused
|
Carlow
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Cork County
|
21
|
10
|
3
|
Cork City
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
DLR
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Dublin City
|
20
|
3
|
10
|
Fingal
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Galway City
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
Galway County
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Kerry
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Kildare
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Kilkenny
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
Laois
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
Limerick
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
Louth
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Meath
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Offaly
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Sligo
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
South Dublin
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Waterford
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
Westmeath
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Wexford
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
Wicklow
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
Total
|
76
|
23
|
27
|
In making a decision on any planning application, a planning authority must consider matters of proper planning and sustainable development of the area, having regard to –
- the provisions of the relevant development plan,
- relevant Ministerial or Government policies and guidelines,
- the views of statutory consultees, and
- the views of members of the public.
The planning authority should also consider a number of factors when deciding on these change of use applications including, but not limited to:
- the overarching Government Housing Policy to retain/return residential properties to the long term housing market;
- making the most efficient use of existing residential housing stock;
- whether the property is situated in an area experiencing high rent inflation;
- whether there is a sufficient supply of rental properties available for longer-term rental in the area to meet local need;
- general housing demand and need in the area, including the extent of the local authority’s social housing list – (HAP or RAS tenancies);
- proliferation of short-term letting properties with planning permission in the area and the wider cumulative impacts of new applications received;
- residential amenity considerations such as noise and disturbance to neighbours;
- the nature and character of the location – for example town/rural or primarily residential/ commercial: and
- The concentration of short term letting properties in apartment developments.