Short Term Lets Licensing Statistics Scotland to 31 March 2023
This statistical publication presents information on the number of short term lets licence applications received, granted and pending determination as at 31 March 2023, by type of let, type of property and other accommodation details, based on data collected from local authorities across the first two reporting quarters from 1 October 2022.
Summary of total valid applications received, granted and in operation
Table 1 below provides a high level summary overview of the number of valid applications received, granted and in operation as at 31 March 2023.
This shows that since the licensing scheme opening to receive applications on 1 October 2022 there have been a total of 2,587 valid applications received by local authorities up to 31 March 2023, with 1,178 received during the quarter October to December 2022 and 1,409 received during January to March 2023.
Of the 2,587 applications received, 950 (37%) licences had been granted as at 31 March 2023. Of the 950 licences granted, 740 had been received during October to December 2022, and 210 during January to March 2023.
A total of 1,625 (63%) of applications received were pending determination as at 31 March 2023, of which 433 had been received during October to December and 1,192 during January to March 2023.
A further 12 (0.5%) of applications received had been withdrawn as at 31 March 2023. None had been refused, revoked, suspended or lapsed.
Table 1: Summary of total valid applications received, granted and in operation, as at end March 2023
| Received during Oct to Dec 2022 | Received during Jan to Mar 2023 | Total received as at end Mar 2023 | Licences in Operation as at end Mar 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valid applications | 1,178 | 1,409 | 2,587 | 2,085 |
| Licences granted, as at end Mar 2023 | 740 | 210 | 950 | 950 |
| Applications pending determination, as at end Mar 2023 | 433 | 1,192 | 1,625 | --- |
| Applications withdrawn by applicant, as at end Mar 2023 | 5 | 7 | 12 | --- |
|
Applications refused / revoked / suspended / lapsed, as at end Mar 2023 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Provisional licences in operation, as at end Mar 2023 | 354 | 781 | --- | 1,135 |
There were a total of 2,085 licences in operation as at 31 March 2023, consisting of 950 applications granted along with 1,135 provisional licences in operation issued to existing hosts/operators, pending a final decision.
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