Inhabitants in whitby voted in service of new measures to reduce number of homes used for holiday accommodation.
Long queues lined up outside polling stations as locals voted to stop second home possession in unusual referendum on Monday, with a total of 2228 people throwing them vote.
Significant 2111 voters in service of all new-build and additional housing in in area be limited in being full- the time of the main stay.
Total 157 voters against measure and 18 ballots were rejected, it announced at midnight.
In 2021, about 20% of residences in Whitby were second homes or holiday allows, according to Scarborough City Council.
figure has almost doubled in coastal city in in last two decades with 8.1% of properties that are second homes or holiday let’s in 2001.
social media users responded to vote results, with one a person tweets: “Ok for Whitby. Local need affordable housing, and if rich Londoners flood the city, real the estate will be too expensive for the locals move out.”
Another said: “Power to the inhabitants. Too many local cities on the coast is flooded with COMPANIES buying houses up rent out.”
Residents were asked second question in poll – result in 1982 people rejecting plans stay in same area committee as Scarborough in in new Unitary Council of North Yorkshire.
This is compared with 253 inhabitants who were happy remain in same area committee like Scarborough.
results of in votewho saw just with a turnout of 23%, they have no legal weight, but represent the views of in population and could help shape local planning considerations with burglary mandate down on second-home possession.
Whitby Mayor Councilor Linda Wild told Sky News that result “demonstrates the importance of this is issue for local people and depth of feeling of be crowded out of affordable housing in oversupply of second homes as well as holiday let’s see what could be in arms of dishonest landowners.
She said power to do issue lies with city council trying to oppose problem – as good as government”which must amend the planning rules to make it possible to protect local housing for main residence.
“We need a ‘use class” which refers to holiday Let’s. Planners can then manage this change of use. We also need to tax second homes as well as holiday homes more effectively through council tax and business rates to reflect the impact they have on local people,” she said.
She said she hoped the city council would “accept up this is fight and invite our neighboring parishes join in”.
“For vacationers, Whitby is more than a parish border. I hope that people in Sandsend, Slates, Sneaton and Stainsacre think it is campaign for them too,” she continued.
“Whitby is not unique in this predicament and local people want them voice heard government beside people from Cornwall, North Norfolk, Northumberland and the lakes.
“We absolutely need in government to give local people in power keep holiday sustainable resort communities.
