Short Term Lets in Scotland Licensing Scheme: Part 1. Guidance for Hosts and Operators

Guidance for hosts and operators of short-term lets in Scotland. See supplementary guidance for licensing authorities for more information.


Annex C - Public notice of application for short-term let licence

The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2022

New application

Renewal

Applicant name

Applicant address

Postcode

Has applied to [insert licensing authority name] for a short-term let licence.

Short-term let premises address

(if different from applicant’s

address)

Type of licence applied for

Home sharing / home letting / home sharing & home letting / secondary letting [delete as

appropriate]

[Where applicant is a natural person – delete as appropriate]

Day-to-day manager / agent details

(if different from applicant)

Name: Address:

[Where applicant is not a natural person: list all directors, partners or other persons responsible for the property’s management – delete/expand as appropriate]

Director

Name: Address:

Partner

Name: Address:

Day-to-day manager / agent details

Name: Address:

[Where the applicant is not the owner / shares ownership of the premises: all owners/authorised representatives (other than applicant) must include a declaration of consent to the application – delete/expand as appropriate]

Owner / Authorised representative

Name:

Address:

Declaration: I hereby confirm that I consent to the submission of a short-term let licence application for the premises above

Signed:

Owner / Authorised representative

Name:

Address:

Declaration: I hereby confirm that I consent to the submission of a short-term let licence application for the premises above

Signed:

Representations

Representations about the application may be made by any member of the public. Representations must:

  • be in writing;
  • specify the grounds of the objection or, as the case may be, the nature of the representation;
  • set out the name and address of the person making it;
  • must be signed by the person, or on their behalf; and
  • be made within 28 days of public notice of the application being given.

Copies of any representations will be given to the applicant. If a representation is made to the Licencing Authority after this date but before a final decision is taken on the application, then the Licensing Authority may consider the late representation if it is satisfied that it was reasonable for the representation to have been made after the deadline.

Representations should be sent to: [Insert licensing authority contact details]

Date application lodged / public notice given

/ /

Last date for representations

/ /

  • This notice must be displayed on or near the short-term let property in a position where it can be easily read by the public.
  • This notice must be displayed for a period of 21 days from the date the application was lodged with the Licensing Authority.
  • After the notice has been displayed for 21 days, a certificate of compliance must be completed and the whole notice returned to the Licensing Authority at the address above, Alternatively confirmation of display can be submitted in writing and signed, together with full applicant and property details.

Contact

Email: shorttermlets@gov.scot

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