National Trust to Use Their Holiday Property Portfolio for Long Term Lets: Proposer: Councillor German; Seconder: Councillor Frank
January 21, 2025 Cornwall Council (Other) Approved View on council websiteThis summary is generated by AI from the council’s published record and supporting documents. Check the full council record and source link before relying on it.
Summary
...to write to the National Trust and other significant landowners in Cornwall, requesting they consider converting suitable holiday properties into long-term lets to address the housing crisis.
Full council record
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It was moved by Councillor
German, seconded by Councillor Frank and
RESOLVED
that
1. Cornwall Council writes to
the National Trust’s Chief Executive, the Cornwall lead and
the Board of Trustees, requesting that, in view of the housing
crisis, the National Trust considers using all the holiday
properties they have in Cornwall (that meet the minimum size
requirements for a dwelling and do not have any planning or other
legal restriction preventing them from being used as permanent
homes) as long term lets; and
2. Cornwall Council writes to
all significant landowners in Cornwall to ask them to consider if
they can change any of their properties from short-term to
long-term lets (that meet the minimum size requirements for a
dwelling and do not have any planning or other legal restriction
preventing them from being used as permanent homes) and to support
us in our efforts to tackle Cornwall's housing crisis .
Related Meeting
Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 21st January, 2025 10.30 am on January 21, 2025
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| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 21 Jan 2025 |