Question reference: S5W-27916
- Asked by: Gordon Lindhurst, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 13 March 2020
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Current status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 23 March 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-27616 by Kevin Stewart on 5 March 2020, what discussions it has had with the City of Edinburgh Council regarding how the increase in the number of hotel rooms in the city over the last decade has impacted on the city’s local housing strategy and development plans, including the impact on (a) property prices and (b) housing (i) affordability and (ii) availability.
Answer
Scottish Government officials have met with the City of Edinburgh Council (‘the Council’), and other local authorities within the South East area of Scotland, at the South East Scotland Housing Forum, to discuss matters of relevance to the development and review of their local housing strategies. At this forum, there has been no discussion concerning the number of hotel rooms in Edinburgh.
Discussions with the Council on a range of planning matters including City Plan 2030 have not involved the number of hotel rooms.