Blackpool Council had been trying to use its enforcement and planning powers to support the resort’s traditional B&Bs in light of there being 500 newer Airbnbs in the town
Efforts to control the spread of Airbnb-style holiday accommodation in Blackpool look to have been dealt a blow after a council ruling was overturned.
There are also concerns the growth of short-let accommodation, which is less regulated, could undermine the resort’s traditional B&Bs by creating a surplus of holiday bed spaces. A scrutiny inquiry by councillors recommended the council should use its planning and enforcement powers to control the spread.
Planning permission was granted, with the inspector adding in his report: “I have not been made aware of any complaints regarding noise in the two years or so in which the use has been operating.” Ian White, a director of StayBlackpool, said: “Combined with the news of this appeal and Westminster taking for ever to decide the future of a license/registration scheme for the short stay accommodation sector, the argument for Blackpool to go it alone with its own “License to Trade” based on the Blackpool Approved scheme is louder than ever.
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