STOP S1 Development's attempt to change 14 & 15 Claremont Cres. from residential, long-term housing to short-term, non-residential accommodations

1. Claremont Crescent is a fully residential street. Needed short-term accommodation is much better kept to the Royal Mile and the heart of the city centre which is also the heart of the tourist industry, backed and developed in that manner by the Council. There is so much commercial enterprise and noisy events on the streets in the city centre that very few residents would want to live in the midst of it. Claremont Crescent is not in that category, so should be kept residential. 2. SI should be forced to keep to its planning agreement which was approved by the council and also, very significantly, by the residents of Claremont Crescent. SI’s move to change the agreement from residential to short-term let accommodation, looks very like an attempt to gain what may have been SI’s original intensions by another means since they likely knew that an STL development wouldn’t get a go-ahead had they applied for this in the first instance. 3. The whole principle of changing residential housing in quiet residential streets to short-term accommodation, is one the that council says it’s against. 4. Lessening the amount of agreed new residential housing at a time of housing crisis, is crazy and cruel. The council can have no justification for allowing the agreed new residential housing to be changed. It has every justification, however, to force the hand of SI to keep its agreement to develop the residential housing which from reports, appears to be almost complete.

To whom it may concern, I oppose strongly this development which will exhacerbate the housing crisis in the city and increase the risk in the Crescent.

We need homes, not more STLs, and especially not in such a peaceful residential community.

Short term lettings, or rBnB would disrupt the community and the beautiful Crescent that has been here for more than 150 years

This is such a quiet residential crescent and we do not require anything but homeowners, air b&b is just not suitable

This is a beautiful, quiet residential crescent and should remain so!

This shouldn’t be allowed. Especially with the housing crisis this city has!

Please retain as residential flats.

The City Council should refuse the current planning application which effectively rides roughshod over an earlier planning decision made by the Council. It is unacceptable for the developer to obtain planning permission for the "original" purpose only to abandon that purpose later in the pursuit of a more profitable purpose. if the City Council were to concede to the application now on the table, there would be a negative impact on those who have established their homes in Claremont Crescent.

Short term lets destroy communities.

Turning residential properties into short term letting businesses impacts significantly on the community. Streets like this should be places where families live and grow together, develop neighbourly habits and are safe and supporting environments. The Council says we have a housing emergency - allowing short term keys flies in the face of what needs to be done.

Edinburgh has a housing emergency, this is obviously wrong

We don't need any more short term accommodation lets. We need homes for long term residents! Stop this now please.

With so many residents needing permanent homes, there is no excuse for this 'cashing in' by tourist market profiteers.

short term let's, hmo boutique hotels, serviced apartments etc are extremely detrimental to residential communities. This proposed applicaction is damaging and degrades residential communities.

Need to have housing for local people to help grow our local economy

Proposed development at odds with the Council's declaration of a housing emergency.

Not in favor of short term lets and stude

There is a declared housing emergency and to demonstrate their commitment to addressing this, the Council should place a moratorium on STLs

Show some leadership, CEC.