Appendix 1 - Objection (McCrone)
Perth and Kinross Council · 11 August 2025
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From: Mail received time: Tue, 27 May 2025 12:02:21 Sent: Tue, 27 May 2025 13:02:01 To: SPR STL Subject: Application for short term let at Greystones, Harrietfield PH13TD ID 2256 Importance: Normal Sensitivity: None Archived: 02 June 2025 09:44:22 ___________________________________ CAUTION: This email originated from an external organisation. Do not follow guidance, click links, or open attachments unless you have verified the sender and know the content is safe. I am writing to object to the above application on the grounds of impact on surrounding property due to location, character and condition ; lack of clarity on nature and extent of activity ; and lack of evidence to satisfy mandatory and additional conditions. I own the adjacent property the Old Village Hall which has a short narrow shared access to the property; private water supply running through the property and rights of access to maintain a septic tank within the property boundary. I have resided in Perth for 8 years for family reasons and have let out the property for residential use and am currently considering disposal, re occupancy by my family or alternative use of the property. Location, Character and Condition Greystones is part of a historic building group including former church and ancillary outbuildings, with a shared access and 3 immediately adjacent properties with common boundaries. The Old Village Hall has a short narrow shared access to the boundary and common boundary on area of garden grounds and undefined are of former woodland comprising part of the boundary. The applicant manages other short term lets on the Estate but this will be the only one with a shared access and immediately adjacent private residential property. Previous short term let granted within the village are apparently currently being used for occupancy by workers rather than holiday use. Greystones has been altered by the applicant including new exterior access and structural alteration, revised water and drainage infrastructure and felling of mature woodland. There is no public evidence of approval for alterations and works in respect of building warrant; listed building consent in respect of alteration to access at church; SEPA licences for discharge and alteration of water course, or Forestry felling licence which questions the ability to satisfy mandatory conditions on condition and safety if no overarching required regulatory consents have been secured. Nature and extent of proposed activity The proposed occupancy of 10 is double the number of people who have occupied Greystones in the previous 30 years. No indication has been given in respect of use of the church or outbuildings which are currently used for storage for servicing other short term lets and generate additional traffic on the shared access. There is potential for further expansion of the proposed use on the basis of precedent should the short term let be granted, resulting in greater potential impacts on adjacent properties. The area of cleared woodland is accessed by the property and adjacent to area of garden ground of the Old Village Hall. No indication has been given as to the use of this ground. Possibility of undue public nuisance The proposed use has potential to cause undue public nuisance to adjacent private property as a consequence of shared access and common boundaries. There is and will be greater vehicles accessing the property impacting on access from public road, shared access and adjacent parking areas resulting in nuisance to occupiers though delayed access and use of private space and potential damage to entrance walls. The privacy of the Old Village Hall cannot be guaranteed until the use of adjacent ground is determined and
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boundaries agreed and installed. Other - Communication of proposed short term let use and future management. The notice of application is shown as 29/4/25 yet public notice was erected on 7/5/25. There has been no communication on the proposed use despite attempts to discuss the future of both properties with the applicant given common infrastructure, access and good practice in terms of communicating intent and future management arrangements to highlight and address concerns and foster a positive working relationship should the use be permitted. On the basis of the above I object to the proposed use and ask the licensing authority to give these consideration. The decision will have an impact on my property and determine future consideration of its use. Yours Sincerely John McCrone MRTPI FRSGS