Recommendation 19

We welcome the Government’s introduction of a tourist accommodation registration scheme and its commitment to consulting on changes to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987, but it remains to be seen if this will suffice to control the holiday-let market, which is having a serious impact on some local communities around the country, especially coastal communities. In particular, it is not clear whether a registration scheme introduced under the provisions could place conditions on registration that would allow local authorities to control the spread of the holiday-let market.