Appendix 5 - Objection (Kinnoull Parish Church)
Perth and Kinross Council · 5 August 2024
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E E H U 3 E \ 8 4': l O l l E? Minister l" am Session Clerk 31 Rev GrahamWCrawford ,. Km! _ Douglas M Wiseman '0' The Manse 32 Hamilton Place U" 1 Mount Tabor Avenue, KINNOULL PARISH CHURCH Perth Perth PHZ 7ST PERTH PH1 13D Scomsn CHM" No-Scoo7509 ' Licensing, Legal and Governance, Perth and Kinross Council, Pullar House, 26 May, 2024 35 Kinnoull Street, Perth, PH1 5GD. Dear Sir/Madam, SHORT TERM LETTINQ QF WHOLE HOUSE AT 3 MOUNT TABOR AVE LICENQE NO. PK13QS3P ID NO. 1981 I write on behalf of (A) the General Trustees of the Church of Scotland as heritable proprietors of the property at 1 Mount Tabor Avenue and also (B) the Kirk Session of Kinnoull Parish Church which, (one ) is responsible for the property at 1 Mount Tabor Avenue, ( the Manse of the Church) and (two) also has an interest for the welfare of the occupants there, namely our Minister and his family. We have found out from a note attached to a tree in the grounds at 3 Mount Tabor Ave of an Application for the short term letting of that house which is next to our Manse at 1 Mount Tabor Ave. That note does not disclose the final date for receipt of objections/ representations. . The grounds for objection are:- 1- The letting of the house at 3 Mount Tabor Ave as a short term let changes the character of the house from residential to commercial. 2- The whole area is residential and the introduction of a commercial enterprise on this scale namely a whole House, would adversely affect the residential character of the area. 3- The length of any let is not disclosed. Clearly were there to be a number of short periods of letting of the house, this is materially different from letting the house to say for a minimum of 12 months. 4- It is however understood that some of the managers and members of their families occasionally travel to the house from some distance for very brief stays, so it is unlikely that a long term let of, say, a minimum of 12 months would be acceptable to them. 5 This property is to be let commercially without any manager or owner being present within the house at any time.
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S 6 The numbers in any short term let could well be significant as the whole
E house contains 4 bedrooms and 5 other rooms making a total of 9 rooms.
g In addition any issues might be exaggerated were single sex groups to
; rent the premises.
8 7 Of the 3 individuals who state they will be the clay to day managers, 2 live
some distance away (believed to be Edinburgh and England) and the 3rd
is in full time occupation (but not in property management) so it is not
clear which of them would have day to day management or be able to
attend at short notice were any issues to arise.
8 It is understood that if persons other than those identified on the notice as
the clay to day managers, were appointed as managers then this would
require a further correct Application, so clarification as to the actual
managers is necessary.
In addition to the foregoing, as a Kirk Session charged with pastoral
responsibility for the congregation, and this includes the occupants of the Manse,
we therefore also object on the grounds of noise and nuisance which could well
affect the Manse family, were the commercial let of the Property at 3 Mount
Tabor Ave. permitted.
Given that at one time, we were informed that the house may be administered
/|et by Airbnb, then the management or letting of the house by Airbnb could
clearly be of serious concern given the reputation and practices of that
Company.
It should be noted that we have tried to ascertain from the Applicants just what
is happening. We were informed that it is the Applicants intention to let the
house thorough Sykes but that is contrary to what we were previously
informed. When pressed as to whether the Applicants WILL let the house
through Sykes or whether that is simply a possibility, we received no
clarification on this.
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Douglas iseman, '
Session Clerk.
Date: 26 May, 2024.