City of Launceston Council Meeting Agenda

Council Motion Question 3

Question 3: Identify the number of whole property short term accommodation licences that have been issued by Council since 2019.

Response:

In order to host short stay and visitor accommodation in Launceston a property owner must attain a planning permit from the City of Launceston, unless the property is on ‘home-sharing’ exemption or has existing use rights. The City of Launceston has granted 225 Permits since the Short Stay Accommodation Act 2019 came into effect, as shown in Table 1. It should be noted that once they are commenced a Planning Permit will not expire for a Short Stay Accommodation use.