How Much Does a Short-Term Let Licence Cost in Clackmannanshire Council?

Licence fees

Clackmannanshire Council Fees

Figures are from Clackmannanshire Council's Register of Charges 2026/27 (the 2025/26 schedule has expired). Two licence categories, each split by occupancy: Secondary Letting, and the combined 'Home Letting or Home Sharing (both)' category. Bands are 'Occupancy 4 or under' and 'Occupancy 5 or above'. A £75.00 variation-application fee applies to both occupancy bands and both letting types (single flat fee, not banded by amount). Renewal fee row for the lower Secondary Letting band is printed in the council's own PDF as '(Occupancy 4 or above)' immediately above the '(Occupancy 5 or above)' row — this is evidently a council typo for '4 or under', consistent with every other band pairing in the same table; treated here as the 4-or-under renewal fee.

Before you apply

Documents You'll Need

• Completed online application form and layout/floor plan
• Current Gas Safety Certificate (only if premises has a gas supply)
• Current Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR)
• Current annual Portable Appliance Test (PAT) Certificate
• Secondary letting only: evidence of planning permission for STL use under the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, OR proof a planning application has been made and is undetermined, OR proof planning permission is not required (e.g. certificate of lawfulness)
• Secondary letting only, 5+ occupants: annual Emergency Lighting Certificate
• Self-declaration confirming the applicant holds: a current Fire Safety Risk Assessment (required for new applications, renewals, and any change in occupant numbers), a current Energy Performance Certificate, current Buildings Insurance, current Public Liability Insurance, and a current Legionella risk assessment
• 21-day public notice displayed at/near the premises, plus a certificate confirming display was completed
• Non-refundable application fee

Safety certificates

Certificates Required

Your Clackmannanshire Council licence application must be backed by current safety certificates. These are jobs for a certified assessor, and getting them booked early is the most common thing that holds an application up.

Local conditions

Key Rules in Clackmannanshire Council

• No short-term let control area exists anywhere in Clackmannanshire (whole council area is uncontrolled), so blanket planning permission is not automatically triggered — only a material change of use (e.g. sub-division, separating off an annexe/outbuilding, or a shared/communal entrance as in most flats) requires it.
• Secondary letting is treated as a distinct, higher-fee category from the combined 'Home Letting or Home Sharing' category, and secondary letting always needs the planning-permission evidence bundle regardless of control-area status.
• All licence types (Secondary Letting, Home Sharing, Home Letting, Home Letting and Home Sharing) run for a 3-year term.
• Fees are non-refundable if an application is refused or withdrawn before determination.
• Occupancy bands are set at '4 or under' vs '5 or above/more' throughout the fee schedule, and 5+ occupancy secondary lettings need an extra Emergency Lighting Certificate.
• Children under 2 are excluded when calculating maximum occupancy, and no room under 50 sq ft counts toward capacity.
• A 21-day public display notice at/near the premises is mandatory for every application, with a certificate of display submitted afterwards.
• The Council can grant temporary STL licences for up to 6 weeks, and can grant temporary exemptions (home letting/home sharing only) for a continuous period of up to 6 weeks in any 12 months.
• Variation applications (change to an existing licence) are a flat £75.00 regardless of letting type or occupancy band.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

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