Holiday let off York’s Bishopthorpe Road permission blocked

City of York Council planning officers refused a change of use application for the three-bedroom end terrace in Vine Street, off Bishopthorpe Road.

Plans stated its owner sought to rent out one bedroom to holidaymakers while they are away on business after doing so occasionally since 2023 without receiving complaints.

But five objectors claimed multiple holiday lets already operating nearby and were harming the quiet street and the established local community.

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A council report on the plans stated one bedroom in the house had been let out for 131 nights in the last year.

Only one bedroom has and would continue to be rented out, with the other two locked while the owner is away.

Plans stated the house would only be partially and occasionally rented out and it would not operate as a full commercial holiday let, minimising the impact on neighbours.

They added approving the change of use application would provide the owner with clarity and legal certainty.

The home subject to the holiday let plan in Vine Street (Image: Google)

But objectors claimed approving the plans would result in residential housing in the area being lost and that there was little economic justification for allowing another holiday let.

They added guests who were coming and going would not take care of the home’s garden.

One objection stated: “There are multiple holiday lets in the street and area which cause a nuisance to residents.”

Council planning officers stated the owner living at the property for much of the time meant it would not have the same impact on neighbours as a commercial holiday let.

But they added there was no guarantee it would continue to be occupied in that way in the future and any conditions restricting lets would be difficult to enforce.