National park insists second homes policy not 'discriminatory' to English people A Welsh national park has insisted its second homes policy is not "discriminatory" to English people.
On Wednesday, Eryri National Park's authority (also known as Snowdonia) voted to make planning permission a requirement for anyone wanting to change a property into a second home.
It comes amid a crackdown by the Welsh government on second home ownership, including allowing councils to increase the council tax premium on second homes to 300%.
Eryri National Park authority consulted with the public on its proposal for an Article 4 direction, which limits how much work can be carried out without needing planning permission from the local authority.
In 2021, then climate change minister Julie James outlined the government's "three-pronged approach" and said a "high concentration of second homes or holiday lets can have a very detrimental impact on small communities".
