Plans have been pushed through for the transformation of a garden building into a 'fairy cottage' for rent in New Cumnock.
An application from Angela Burnett was submitted to East Ayrshire Council that would see the building turned into accommodation for private letting.
Situated to the rear of Ms Burnett's home at 13A Mansfield, New Cumnock, the cottage will have private parking, as well as a private path to the building.
In her application letter Ms Burnett said she had received advice that she "did not require to apply for a change of use because I already have a notice of acceptance of completion certificate".
However, as part of legislation tightening up regulation of the short-term letting industry in Scotland, people making properties available for short-term let are now required to apply to their local council for a change of use.
The cottage will be advertised on Airbnb, and will sleep up to four people at a time.
Additional information with the application said: "Currently the property is being used as a short term let.
The property is set in a very quiet area and cannot be seen from the main house. We sleep up to a maximum of 4 people.
"I do not rent the property when I am away overnight, so [I'm] always on site. The majority of the time I do a personal key handover.
"We only advertise on Airbnb, where we are classed as Super Hosts.
"We have glowing reviews from all our guests. We have never had any issues with our guests.
"We have never had any complaints from our neighbours."
In a report on the handling of the application - which attracted no comments, for or against, from members of the public - the EAC planning officer who dealt with the case said: "The proposed change of use from garden annexe to short term let is considered to be acceptable.
"The proposal will contribute to the local economy by providing tourist accommodation, and is not considered to have any unacceptable impacts on the surrounding area in terms of residential amenity or otherwise.
"There are no material considerations in respect of the proposal that would justify refusal of the application."
East Ayrshire Council approved the plans on December 20.
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