A SINGLE parent living underneath a ‘party flat’ has written to the council pleading with them not to grant the owner a short-term let licence.

The worried mum wants West Dunbartonshire Council’s licensing committee to reject the application of Mr Andrew Scott to allow him to continue to use flat 1-1, 57 Albert Road, Clydebank, as a short-term rental for the sake of her and her daughter’s health.

The woman lives nearby and claims to have been subjected to “numerous incidents of antisocial behaviour at all hours of the day and night” after this landlord first bought this flat.

The decision to award Mr Scott a short-term let licence will be made at a meeting of the local authority’s licensing committee on Wednesday, February 21 and the neighbour has penned a letter to councillors outlining her fears for the future if the application is granted.

The letter reads: “I cannot go back to having various people coming and going from this property and turning it back into a party flat, with loud music and strong smell of cannabis coming into my home.

"This had a detrimental effect on my mental health along with my daughter’s health.

“Having several different males coming and going from the flat having parties caused not only me and my daughter fear and alarm but also surrounding residents fear and alarm and this was mostly every weekend and sometimes during the week too.

"Although the partying has now stopped there are still various males that come and go from the flat.”

The initial application was made by Mr Scott on September 29, 2023, with the council then seeking any comments from police and fire services.

Both the police and the fire services told WDC they had no objections to the application.

However, the neighbour went on to claim she has been flooded on several occasions because of this flat, with one particular incident forcing her and her daughter out of their home for nine months.

The concerned neighbour wrote: “I have also been flooded several times from this flat. The last time I had to move out of my home from March 2022 until December 2022 due to the repairs as every room of my home was damaged with water ingress from above.

“This is bad enough, however, I have come home this weekend to again see water stains on my bathroom ceiling, and fear further repairs are needed due to lack of care and the fact that it is being used as some sort of Airbnb.

“Another point I would like to raise is the issue with bins, as there is not a consistent tenant in the property the bins do not get emptied when they should and are often left for weeks in the backcourt overflowing.

"This is extremely worrying as will encourage rats to the area and the smell and mess is resulting in my daughter being unable to use the garden to play. Who will be responsible for this if there is not a permanent tenant in the flat?”

Both the neighbour and Mr Scott have been invited to address the committee in relation to the objection.