Two Glasgow holiday let flats on the same street have been ordered to close down as short term stays as councillors refused to give them permission to operate.

One of the Finnieston area apartments – Flat 14 at 20 Elliot Street – was the subject of an objection claiming guests cause disruption while making noise at night and leaving doors open.

Barry Dempster lodged an appeal after the short term let applications for Flat 14 and a nearby two bedroom second floor flat at 2/2 37 Elliot Street were previously turned down by the council.

Glasgow holiday let flats on the same street have been ordered to close down Glasgow holiday let flats on the same street have been ordered to close down (Image: Sourced)

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An appeal document said the properties are aimed at the self-catering tourism market and have been operating for years without complaint.

Five supporting comments were submitted to the council in favour of the bid for the short stay lets with one person saying: ” I have never been inconvenienced by the use of short-term holiday accommodation.”

Another person said: “The flat is a useful resource for visitors to the city and helps the local economy.”

One objection was received raising concern about the short stay accommodation at Flat 14, 20 Elliot Street only.

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The objector said: “Short stay accommodation guests are causing significant disruption to residents through noise and movement throughout the night. “

The presence of short term lets has already caused safety concerns by the presence of strangers within the complex and external doors left forced open to allow for access without a key.”

Councillors sitting on the local review committee yesterday decided to uphold the original council decision to deny the applications as they don’t comply with a number of policy rules.

Commenting on number 2/2 37 Elliot Street, which has been operating for eight years and has room for four guests, councillor Ken Andrew questioned how management could guarantee that guests are well behaved.

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He said: “It would only need one weekend of rowdy guests to make the residents’ lives a misery.

“I think the original decision to refuse this application seems to be the right decision given that there are so many breaches of policy with regards to short term lets.”

Commenting on Flat 14 at 20 Elliott Street, councillor Ken Andrew said he couldn’t grant the bid as there are “so many holes” in the application and said it should be refused based on the eight original reasons for refusal.

Reacting to the applicant’s claim that the short term let aids tourism, Councillor Eva Bolander said: “We have several hotels nearby and serviced apartments so the tourism sector is very well catered for.”

In support of the applications, an appeal statement said: “Glasgow has a policy of growing the tourism economy. Analysis of published reports demonstrates that short-term lettings are an important contributor to the Glasgow tourism economy.”

It added: “The presence of a short-term letting accommodation at Elliot Street is not inconsistent with the character of the immediate neighbourhood and that it does not have any detrimental impact upon the vibrancy and character of the area.”

Council planners gave a number of reason for refusing the application including that “the access would be compromised by users and maintenance personnel visiting the shortterm let flat to the detriment of the enjoyment of the use of the access by mainstream residents.”