Appendix 1 - Objection Lord C Leitch
Perth and Kinross Council · 13 February 2024
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1 CDS STL From: Colin Leitch Sent: 05 January 2024 17:31 To: CDS STL Cc: Colin Leitch Subject: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT - Objections to Application for Short Term Let Licence at 6 The Paddock, Auchterarder, PH3 1LE 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. To whom it may concern, Objection - Application for Short Term Let Licence at 6 The Paddock, Auchterder, PH3 1LE. This written information is regarding the application for the Application for Short Term Let Licence at 6 The Paddock, Auchterder, PH3 1LE. Applicant Name: Gideon Pringle Applicant Address: Lediation Farm, Kinross, KY13 ORS I, Lord Colin Douglas Wallace Leitch currently own and reside at 7 The Paddock, Auchterder, PH3 1LE and have enclosed below the reasons why I object to the application for the short term lease licence for the said property above. First Objection - Public Hazard & Safety a) Emergency Services Access - We do from time to time encounter the use of medical services as we do have residents living on the street with ongoing medical conditions and have helped and supported neighbours with access to the said services. Additional congestion or parking for more cars than the house driveway can accommodate may delay or obstruct any emergency service vehicles. b) Limited parking - The application property has limited parking and may cause the short term letting residents to seek alternative parking within the street vicinity which may block the access to our driveway. This would also be unfair for other residents including myself who have visiting family and friends to park outside individual houses. c) Parking in the turning bay - The dedicated turning bay is used by all residents residing on the street and is used daily by delivery vehicles as well as other service vehicles. Blocking this would mean that vehicles would not be able to safely turn around to exit the street heading onto the a busy main road which is Ochill Road which leads to Gleneagles and Auchterarder Town. d) Parking on pavement areas - Parking on the pavement is not only inconvenient but also dangerous for people that require mobility access, people with children and pushchairs as well as the elderly. With limited parking in relation to the potential holiday let occupancy of the application property, people may be encouraged to use the pavement as an alternative for parking. This is also illegal and comes under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019. Second Objection - Public Nuisance & Safety a) Designated smoking areas - My house is directly adjacent to 6 The Paddock, I have been diagnosed within the last 24 months with Pneumonia and undergo regularly check ups regarding the status of my lungs. I am very sensitive to both Cigarette/ Vape smoke which makes me wheeze and cough. My wife suffers from Asthma
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2 and regularly requires the use of an inhaler. Which could cause the need for additional medication for my wife and I. b) Out of social hours arrivals and departures - We are a quiet neighbourhood with little disturbance as some residents on the street over the age of 80 with ongoing sensitive medical conditions. The driveway is situated and on the front of the house and would be very audible for opening and closing of car doors as well as movement of bulky cases and baggage. c) Out of social hours celebrations and outdoor parties - I myself are over the age of 80 along with 3 other residents on the street. 2 of our bedrooms are in very close proximity and face the rear of the application property, any unsociable gatherings or celebrations would mean noise disturbance to my family as well as our dogs. I also have a summer house to the rear of my property close to the fence of the house in question and potential guests who may stay at the property may wish to utilise the house for celebrations and may cause unnecessary and frequent disturbance to my wife and I and any guests that may be staying. I would like to add that we have not had any communication from Gideon Pringle with regards to the intension of the short term letting application and the notice placed on the fence of the said property has been partially obstructed by a builders skip. Therefore non of my concerns listed above have been placed into consideration prior to the application being sent to the council for consideration. Kind regards, Lord Leitch Signed by: Lord Leitch 7 The Paddock Auchterarder Perth & Kinross PH31LE