Selective licensing · North Yorkshire Council
Proposed renewal and extension of the Scarborough South selective licensing scheme (SL3) from 1 May 2027
- Status
- Proposed
- Fee
- Proposed: £750 for the first property and £150 for each extra property owned by the same landlord, with £100 off a renewal where the landlord and the property details stay the same. No other discounts are proposed.
- Applies to
- Proposed: every privately rented home on the current Scarborough South streets, plus all of Valley Road and all of Esplanade Gardens, where only some numbers are covered now. If approved, the scheme would run for five years from 1 May 2027. The consultation ran from 3 August to 12 October 2026, and the council's Executive is due to decide on 26 January 2027.
Our records last verified 18 October 2026 · council designation page · licence conditions
Area covered
The scheme’s area lies within these wards: Castle, Falsgrave & Stepney, Weaponness & Ramshill. The council publishes the exact area as a map or a street list, so check your address against it.
What this means for landlords
Selective licensing applies to privately rented homes of any size in the designated area, including single lets. Letting an unlicensed property inside the area can mean a civil penalty of up to £40,000 and a rent repayment order of up to 24 months’ rent.
Is your property inside the scheme area?
This checker reflects HouseFile’s records of council licensing designations, not the councils’ live registers. Our records indicate the position at the verification date shown on each result. Schemes are designated, renewed and revoked throughout the year, and postcode-level lookups are approximate near scheme boundaries. Always confirm with the council before letting or buying a property, using the source link on each card. This is general information, not legal advice.
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