STL Solutions

Rule Checker

What STL rules apply in your area?

Browse all 32 Scottish councils to find licensing fees, planning requirements, and local policies. Plus coverage guides for England & Wales.

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Council area
Control area (STLCA)

Click on any council area to view STL licensing details

Short-Term Let Control Areas

City of Edinburgh

STLCA

Whole city. Confirmed 5 September 2022. Secondary lets require planning permission.

Highland

STLCA

Badenoch & Strathspey ward only. Confirmed 4 March 2024. Council considering widening the area.

Only 2 STLCAs exist in Scotland. Other councils are considering declaring control areas. Learn more about control areas →

All 32 Scottish Councils

Central

Clackmannanshire
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Falkirk
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Perth and Kinross
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Stirling
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Central Belt

City of Edinburgh
STLCAFees→
East Dunbartonshire
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East Lothian
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East Renfrewshire
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Glasgow City
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Inverclyde
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Midlothian
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North Lanarkshire
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Renfrewshire
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South Lanarkshire
Fees→
West Dunbartonshire
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West Lothian
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East

Angus
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Dundee City
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Fife
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Highlands & Islands

Argyll and Bute
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Highland
STLCAFees→
Na h-Eileanan Siar
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Orkney Islands
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Shetland Islands
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North East

Aberdeen City
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Aberdeenshire
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Moray
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South

Dumfries and Galloway
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Scottish Borders
Fees→

South West

East Ayrshire
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North Ayrshire
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South Ayrshire
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England, Wales & Northern Ireland

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England

Mandatory registration from April 2026. C5 use class proposed.

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Wales

Registration from October 2026. Visitor levy from April 2027.

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Northern Ireland

No specific STL licensing scheme currently in place.

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