Planning permission must be granted to convert a house into a second home or holiday let.

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Eryri: Park authority approves plans to limit number of second homes

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The authority says the change will "have the same effect on a Welsh person as it does on an English person".

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Eryri national park insists second homes policy not 'discriminatory' to English people

Some back the move which they hope will limit the spread of holiday homes and its impact on house prices while opponents say distorting the marker would be 'morally wrong'

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Eryri controls branded 'racist' but backers say Airbnbs 'killing' national park

On Wednesday, Eryri National Park’s authority (also known as Snowdonia) voted to make planning permission a requirement for anyone wanting to change a property into a second home. Gwynedd Council has already introduced such a measure, with the national park stretching across parts of the county and neighbouring Conwy. It comes amid a crackdown by the Welsh government on second home ownership, including allowing councils to increase the council t…

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Eryri National Park Insists Second Homes Policy Not 'discriminatory' To English People - Great Yorkshire Radio

The Eryri National Park Authority’s Planning and Access Committee has approved a recommendation to implement an Article 4 Direction for the National Park area as a tool to manage the use of residential properties as second homes or short-term holiday lets.

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Eryri National Park confirm Article 4 Direction implementation

Cymdeithas yr Iaith has praised the Snowdonia National Park Authority's plan, which would make it mandatory to secure planning permission before being able to turn a house into a second home or holiday accommodation. The park's planning committee met today (Wednesday, January 22) to approve the policy that had already been presented by Gwynedd Council.

Mae Cymdeithas yr Iaith wedi canmol cynllun Awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri, fyddai’n ei gwneud hi’n orfodol i sicrhau caniatâd cynllunio cyn medru troi tŷ’n ail gartref neu’n llety gwyliau. Fe gyfarfu pwyllgor cynllunio’r parc heddiw (dydd Mercher, Ionawr 22) i gymeradwyo’r polisi oedd eisoes wedi’i gyflwyno gan Gyngor Gwynedd.

Eryri: Park authority approves plans to limit number of second homes

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