Short-term Lets – Consultation - Fees for Licences and Duration
Date: 27 June 2022
Orkney Islands Council – Public Consultation
Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2022
Short-term Lets – Fees for Short-term Let Licences and Duration
1. The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2022 amended the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (the Act) to require short-term lets to be licensed.
2. From 1 October 2022, new hosts and operators will require to have a licence. This means that, if they were not using their premises to provide short-term lets before 1 October 2022, they will not be permitted to take bookings or receive guests until they obtain a licence. If hosts and operators have already been using their property to provide short-term lets before 1 October 2022, they will have until 1 April 2023 to apply for a licence and will be able to operate in the meantime by continuing to advertise and promote their premises, take bookings and receive guests while their application is processed.
3. The Council, as licensing authority operating the scheme, requires to set fees for applications and associated matters to cover its costs in administering the scheme. It also requires to develop policies on licence duration and renewal.
4. The Council’s Licensing Committee considered a report on fees and licence duration at their meeting on 22 June 2022. The report is published as a Related Download on this page and paper copies are available on request to the contact details at the end of this document.
5. The Council is proposing a licence duration of three years and to charge the following fees:
Licensing Fees. |
Proposed £. |
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2022/23. |
Secondary Letting. |
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Short-term let for 3 years (capacity 1 – 2 occupants) |
388.00 |
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Short-term let for 3 years (capacity 3 – 6 occupants) |
476.00 |
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Short-term let for 3 years (capacity 7 – 9 occupants) |
638.00. |
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Short-term let for 3 years (capacity for 10 or more occupants) |
799.00. |
Home Sharing and Home Letting. |
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Short-term let for 3 years (capacity 1 – 2 occupants) |
310.00 |
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Short-term let for 3 years (capacity 3 – 6 occupants) |
380.00 |
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Short-term let for 3 years (capacity 7 – 9 occupants) |
510.00 |
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Short-term let for 3 years (capacity for 10 or more occupants) |
639.00 |
Material change in premises – Secondary Letting: |
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Capacity 1 – 2 occupants |
388.00 |
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Capacity 3 – 6 occupants |
476.00 |
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Capacity 7 – 9 occupants |
638.00. |
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Capacity for 10 or more occupants |
799.00. |
Material change in premises – Home Sharing and Home Letting: |
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Capacity 1 – 2 occupants |
310.00 |
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Capacity 3 – 6 occupants |
380.00 |
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Capacity 7 – 9 occupants |
510.00 |
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Capacity for 10 or more occupants |
639.00 |
General. |
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Temporary licence for short-term let (which cannot exceed 6 weeks). |
300.00. |
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Material change of circumstances. |
75.00. |
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Formal legally certified duplicate or true copy licences or a true copy of an entry in the register of licences. |
300.00. |
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Simple replacement or copy licences or information about an entry in the register of licences. |
31.80. |
6. Application fees are one-off payments, so, for example, the proposed application fee for a licence for 3 years for Secondary Letting (capacity 1 – 2 occupants) is a one-off payment of £388.00.
7. Licence fees are non-refundable because, even if an application is not granted, the Council incurs costs in assessing and considering the application.
8. The Council would like to hear from you with your views on its proposals relating to fees and licence duration.
9. Responses must be received in writing by 7 August 2022 to the email or postal addresses shown at the end of this Notice. All responses must identify the name and address of the responder. By responding, all responders consent to their names and addresses being published within the report which will be presented to the Licensing Committee in terms of paragraph 10 below and which will also be published on the Council’s website.
10. A report on the outcome of this consultation on the Council’s proposed short-term lets fees and licence duration will be submitted to the Licensing Committee on 1 September 2022. The fees and licence duration must be agreed by 1 October 2022.
11. Thank you for taking the time to take part in this consultation and please do not hesitate to contact this office should you wish to examine the matter further. The best way to contact the Council is to use the email address shown in paragraph 12 below and provide a contact telephone number within your email. You can also phone 01856 873535 extensions 2232 or 2229 (voice mail available).
12. The submission addresses referred to at paragraph 9 above are:
- By e-mail to: shortletslicensing@orkney.gov.uk
- By letter to: The Head of Legal and Governance, Strategy, Performance and Business Solutions, Orkney Islands Council, Council Offices, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1NY.
Gavin Mitchell.
Head of Legal and Governance.
Strategy, Performance and Business Solutions.
Council Offices, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1NY.
27 June 2022.
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