Busselton residents are nervous that local government action to tackle problems associated with unhosted holiday homes in residential areas won't go far enough to alleviate issues with noise and antisocial behaviour.
Resident Keith Sims has written to local members to gain support to limit holiday homes in residential areas to a maximum of six people and the ability for a local manager to be contactable about issues at any time.
Mr Sims lives near an unhosted holiday home which has left his neighbours feeling exhausted as they put up with constant noise, traffic and rubbish from holidaymakers.
The City of Busselton is required to prepare a new town planning scheme and is due to review its Holiday Homes Local law.
City of Busselton director of planning and development services Paul Needham said changes to occupancy controls for holiday homes could be considered as part of those processes.
"Both of those processes would involve community and industry consultation," he said.
"The city is also looking forward to engaging further as the government implements its response to the findings of the recent Parliamentary Inquiry into short stay letting.
"At the current time, neither the government nor the city has a position on this particular aspect of holiday homes regulation, but reduced occupancy could, in some contexts, assist with managing amenity impacts associated with holiday homes."
Mr Needham said as part of the review of the Holiday Homes Local Law, the city would look at means of enhancing their capacity to ensure proactive management of holiday homes by owners.
"The implementation of the government's response to the Parliamentary Inquiry would also assist the city and other local governments to better regulate holiday homes," he said.
