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  1. It's illegal to have recording equipment in a B&B in the UK. Especially in private areas like hot tub gardens where people seek privacy for obvious reasons. I've asked another neighbour to add a favourable comment.
  2. Thanks for all the replies to everyone on here. Its helped to ease my mind and I hope you're right that this one comment won't be the deciding factor. I'll let you all know how things transpire. I should say that the planning officer and I had several email exchanges about the application before it was even accepted. Initially we wanted 5 rooms plus an outhouse but I was persuaded to go for 4 as they'd have objected to 6. They were also concerned about parking provisions but everything was clarified and resolved even before the final application was accepted.
  3. Where can I get a handle on these planning considerations? Did you read the neighbours comments?
  4. Some questions: - Should I submit a reply to the neighbours comment onto the planning portal? - Our bnb has 5* reviews, everywhere, nothing but 5* reviews in fact. Would it help our case if previous guests left supporting comments on the planning portal? - If they deny the planning application, I'm assuming we can appeal? - If it goes to appeal, if I can sweeten a deal (brown envelope) with my neighbour to remove his comments, will that be allowed?
  5. I do. I spoke to them before applying. Since it's more than 2 rooms, I do need planning permission.
  6. Read my replies please, I don't know if there's anything I can do because there are 4 neighbours, he's the only one to complain. The others don't mind the bnb.
  7. The police have never been called, why not? Because he's blowing it out of proportion. He actually sneaks about at the fence,creeping about and listening with his ear to the fence. It's creepy. To me it sounds very quiet outside until psycho neighbour starts shouting and banging the fence.
  8. There are some blatant lies, yes. When we first opened there were teething issues so his comments aren't relevant to the here and now. There are no noise issues now, that's completely under control. Last night, my wife and her sister were in one of the hot tubs, just quietly chatting. This guy's sneaking around the fence at 1am when everyone else is in bed. The were really quiet, here's exaggerating everything. Cannabis, there are five houses here. If there's ever a smell of cannabis then why not phone the police, I've never smelled cannabis here and I do not tolerate drug us Wear and tear on the road..... but the vast majority of traffic on the access road is from the nearby Stables and not from us. Then second heaviest user is number 5 (the complainant) with five cars every day. Yet the majority of the road repairs are carried out by us. It's a very old road and it has been in need of re-surfacing for quite some time. If hes actually blaming the state of the road on me then hes really clutching at straws. The road had been this way for many years but nobody is willing to contribute to the remedial costs. If the costs were shared pro-rata based on usage then I'm more than willing to pay the lions share but 80% of traffic on the road is from the stables who have already refused to contribute a single penny. Music and shouting, I don't think the music is ever unreasonably loud, neither do the other neighbours. I don't allow music outside after 10pm but I'm happy to ban music outdoors at all times of the day. I’d also be happy for a decibel test from his property to verify the outlandish claims. House prices..... not even remotely true, in fact it's a blatant lie. What evidence of this does he have? Only one of the houses here have been on the market in the last few years; number 4 and it sold for well over the asking price within a few days of entering the market. The current owner pulled out of the sale, much to the buyers disappointment. There’s absolutely no evidence to back up yet another wild and outlandish statement. More than two hot tubs? Yes, the planning application is for four rooms not two. If it's not approved then it will be two. Who polices it? We enforce the curfew ourselves but we don't patrol the area like him. We make sure the guests are aware of the cut-off times when they check in. We then ensure that the tubs are empty at that time. Occasionally, a guest might sneak back out to the tub after we are in bed but we can't hear a thing as we're not sneaking around the back fences like someone from The Shining, banging the fence and cursing at people who are just quietly relaxing and minding their business. Yes, I've heard him scream at guests to, “shut the F up” when it's only him who hears them as it's only him creeping about at the back fence at night. If you're looking for something to complain about then you'll find it. 10.30pm cut off unreasonable? Personally, I think that a cut-off time at 10:30pm is reasonable, as does number 5, our nearest neighbour. In fact, the complainant greed that a 10.30pm cut-off was reasonable when we discussed it here, a while back. However, I can make it a little earlier to appease him, I'd say 10pm then. I'm willing to do what it takes as this is my livelihood.
  9. I didn't know planning specialists were a thing. I'll look into it, but if you read the comments then what would constitute a valid planning policy objection?
  10. Neighbour has objected to our plans for retrospective planning permission. We've been operating a 4 room bnb from our home and received a negative comment from adjacent property. Can an home help with advice on how to combat this as our livelihood depends on the income from the bnb? Here is a link to the planning application (comment can be read here too): https://eplanning.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=neighbourComments&keyVal=QS9E1BBAI8P00
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