Debate contribution: Holiday Lets: Planning Restrictions

Debate contribution by Mr Maurice Bradley on 28 April 2025.

MLA: Mr Maurice Bradley
Party at the time: Democratic Unionist Party
Date: 28 April 2025
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Holiday Lets: Planning Restrictions
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 4913607

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I thank the Minister for her answer, but, given the pressures that short-term holiday lets can place on the local housing supply and on community cohesion, is she prepared to set plans in place to introduce specific measures, such as requiring planning permission or establishing control areas, to better manage the impact of holiday lets and houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) on residential neighbourhoods? I hear what the Minister says, but the issue is getting to epidemic proportions across Northern Ireland, and something needs to be done —

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This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 1902/22-27.

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