<p>Housing Needs in Pembrokeshire</p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:53 pm on 2 May 2017.

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Photo of Mr Simon Thomas Mr Simon Thomas Plaid Cymru 1:53, 2 May 2017

(Translated)

The problem of second homes and holiday homes is a particular problem in Pembrokeshire, as it is in a number of areas that are popular with visitors and tourists and people who are looking to retire to those areas. And, of course, it overheats the local housing market in terms of the incomes available to local people, particularly young people. There are whole streets in Tenby where nobody is living for most of the year, for example. What can the Government do to assist in that context? Plaid Cymru has proposed that planning regulations could be used in certain communities in order to ensure that there is a change of use when a home leaves permanent occupation and becomes a holiday home. Isn’t that deserving of consideration by Government?