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Search the Public Notice Portal Upset residents say they feel "intimidated" by a planning application in a Teesside area.
A barrage of objections have been lodged after a planning application for a residence is expected to turn a family home into an Airbnb or house of multiple occupation (HMO).
Proposals have been submitted to Stockton Borough Council for a lawful development certificate for the existing use of 38 Keithlands Avenue in Norton.
The application argues the property remains a lawful C3 dwellinghouse and that there has been no material change in its use.
Supporting documents state the accommodation is understood to be used by families or people staying in the area for work purposes and claim there is "no definable change in the character of the use made of the land".
However, many of the objections focus on what residents describe as plans to continue operating the property as either an Airbnb or HMO.
Residents claim the property has already been used as an Airbnb.
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Lauren Aldcoin, of Keithlands Avenue, said: "The street already experiences high parking stress; introducing up to six additional vehicles per household will cause severe congestion, restrict access for emergency vehicles and waste collection services, and compromise pedestrian safety."
Ms Aldcoin also said: "Approaching an overconcentration of HMOs/short-term lets in this immediate zone fundamentally alters the character of a quiet family neighbourhood."
The application's supporting statement argues that a three-bedroom property can lawfully accommodate six adults and that the level of occupation would be no different from that of a family home.
It also states there are "no known complaints from neighbours".
But the objections that have flown in over the last few days say otherwise.
Residents worry about disturbances in a quiet family neighbourhood that could come as a result of the approval.
Another resident, Andrew Rasmussen, said: "This property has been operating as an AIR B&B/HMO for at least over a year.
"I have seen an increase in traffic and parking on Keithlands Avenue and since the introduction of further Air B&Bs I have noticed an increase in anti-social behaviour."
Mr Rasmussen also challenged statements made by the applicant, saying: "The applicant says there are no known complaints; the authority has a direct complaint from myself about the issue of who is occupying this property."
"Police have been known to attend this property and someone occupying the Air B&B was removed by police with force through the front bay window," she added.
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Neighbour Lyndsey Hayes said: "As a family we feel unsafe in our local area and our children have come across people living in this house and feel intimidated and harassed at times."
Stockton Borough Council previously contacted the applicant over concerns there may have been a material change of use at the property.
But in the latest submission, the applicant argues a lawful development certificate should be granted because the use remains within the C3 dwellinghouse category and there has been no material change requiring planning permission.
Residents have until the end of today (August 12), to submit further comments to Stockton Council before the outcome of the application is decided.