Kinsale holiday home owners refused permission to let house as short-stay tourist accommodation

An Bord Pleanála said use of the property for short-term letting 'would contribute to the existing shortage of long-term rented accommodation available in the town'

Council planners observed there was a clear imbalance between long-term renting and short-term tourist accommodation in Kinsale.

An Bord Pleanála has refused planning permission for the use of a property close to the waterfront in Kinsale, Co Cork, for short-stay tourist lettings, as it would contribute to the existing shortage of long-term rental accommodation in the town.

The board upheld the decision by Cork County Council to refuse retention permission for the use of the house at Viking Wharf in Kinsale for tourist accommodation, which the local authority said was “unacceptable".