Department of Housing to issue Airbnb guidelines after planning decision

The Department of Housing is to issue guidelines to all local authorities to give them clarity when dealing with Airbnb properties.

Department of Housing to issue Airbnb guidelines after planning decision

The intervention comes after Bord Pleanála upheld a Dublin City Council decision that the owner of an apartment in Temple Bar in Dublin needs to apply for planning permission if they wish to continue to rent it out as an Airbnb short-term let.

Housing minister Simon Coveney said his department will contact local authorities individually outlining the Government’s position on Airbnb properties to give them “clarity”.

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