A couple have launched a fight to keep renting their luxury £500,000 home on Airbnb after neighbours complained about noise from takeaways being delivered to guests.
Michael and Cheryl Cran used the property in Edinburgh as a second home before leasing it out to tourists.
The four-storey townhouse, which overlooks Holyrood Park and boasts views of Arthur's Seat, was advertised on popular sites Airbnb and Vrbo for £290 per night.
But the couple were left stunned when City of Edinburgh Council planners ordered them to stop after a probe over complaints about noise at the property.
It was claimed vehicles delivering food and taxis dropping guests off at 'unsociable hours' were disrupting the peace.
A further complaint alleged people 'wandering' within the courtyard caused concerns over safety.
The Crans have turned to the Scottish Government in a bid to overturn the council ruling.
An appeal letter on their behalf said: "The enforcement notice states that short stay commercial visitor accommodation inherently involves a greater level of noise generation and the potential for increased disturbance to surrounding residents.
"Aside from that being a highly questionable and generalised statement, there is no evidence presented that either of these is applicable to the use of this house."
It added: "The notice states that whilst the property has its own private access, the relatively high number of guests has resulted in an increase in noise levels and traffic (vehicular and pedestrian) with safety concerns being raised about strangers wandering within the small courtyard at the front.
"There is no evidence whatsoever provided to support the contention of increased noise and traffic arising from the rental of the property, and in our view the assertion is utterly false."
The Crans said they have rented the property on 214 nights since 2019 and had stayed in it themselves for 407 nights.
They also provided letters from seven neighbours who said they had no issues with the property.
Issuing their enforcement notice, the council said: "Short stay commercial visitor accommodation inherently involves a greater level of noise generation and the potential for increased disturbance to surrounding residents than long term letting or other forms of residential tenure.
"In this instance, whilst the property has its own private access, the relatively high number of guests has resulted in an increase in noise levels and traffic with safety concerns being raised about strangers wandering within the small courtyard at the front.
"The delivering of food, taxi services at unsociable hours and cleaning services are also raised as issues affecting the amenity of the householders of this small tight knit development."
A government reporter will issue a ruling in due course.
