East Lothian planners are considering introducing short-term let 'control zones' as hundreds of owners are given a six month deadline to register their properties across the county.
Councillors this week agreed to introduce a £390 fee for a three-year licence to operate the Airbnb-style holiday homes at a meeting of East Lothian Council's cabinet.
And it heard planners had carried out a public survey gathering people's opinions about the number of short term lets in towns and rural communities as it considered whether control zones were needed.
