Just seven planning applications made to use short-term rental platforms in Cork

A couple who own a property in Kinsale, Co Cork, failed in their bid for planning permission to change the use of an apartment to a short-term let.

Cork City Council has received just seven planning applications from property owners seeking to change to use properties for short-term accommodation on platforms like Airbnb and Booking.com.

Legislation to crack down on the use of private rental accommodation as short-term lets was introduced four years ago in a bid to ease the pressure on the housing market. It was designed to stop the use of homes as short-term lets and instead see them used for long-term renting once again.