A wealthy businessman whose luxury mansion was labelled a 'party house' by furious neighbours has lost a fight to keep renting it on Airbnb.
Michael Cameron, 60, has been locked in a string of battles over the property he had hired out for hen nights and special events.
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The Greenloaning mansion boasts a gym, hot-tub, cinema room and a games room.
Pictures uploaded to an unofficial Facebook page set up by revellers showed them enjoying the facilities and posing with giant inflatable penises.
Cameron had taken bookings for up to 30 people per night at the huge nine-bedroomed home in West Linton, Peebleshire.
But frustrated neighbours repeatedly contacted police and council officials to complain about noise coming from the property.
The Scottish Borders Council banned Cameron, who owns the Dominion Cinema in Edinburgh, from renting the property in 2018 but he appealed to the Scottish Government.
A reporter upheld the ruling which was appealed to the Court of Session where judges backed the officials.
Cameron then instructed lawyers to seek permission to rent out the property to guests for 20 weeks a year.
His legal team argued that would not constitute a 'material change of use' and allow the property to be certified as 'short stay commercial visitor accommodation' but that move was rejected by council bosses.
He appealed the latest decision to the government but has once again been unsuccessful.
Frustrated neighbours wrote to the government insisting Cameron should not be given permission to rent out his mansion.
Roderick Buchanan-Dunlop said: "It's sole use is as a 'party house' and the idea that this is incidental to it being a main residence is a fabrication to try and get round the planning system.
"Secondly, regardless of any judgement of what constitutes 'incidental use' it is completely inappropriate for the property to be used in a way that has such a negative impact on the people living in the area."
Gordon Weston wrote: "This has been drawn out for three years with appeal after appeal after appeal.
"It's time to stop this party house and the negative impact it has on neighbours."
Dr Alan Muir added: "Mr Cameron's recent use continues to have a significant detrimental impact on the residential amenity of the neighbourhood with loud music, shouting and swearing, both during the day and late at night, being a regular feature of the lets."
An appeal document Cameron's behalf, said: "The appellant seeks a certificate of lawful use certifying that the proposed use of the property for 'short stay commercial visitor accommodation' does not amount to a material change of use subject to the property being used for this proposed use for not more than 38 percent of the time or for 20 weeks in any calendar year.
"The basis of such a proposed use is not a breach of the enforcement notice."
In 2020, Cameron was blasted by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon after he began to welcome guests back to the property following the first Covid lockdown.
Locals complained about lack of social distancing and the gathering of people from different family groups which was against government rules at the time.
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The matter was raised at First Minister's Question Time by local MSP Christine Grahame.
Sturgeon said: "The guidance is very clear that large numbers of people from different family groups should not gather in shared accommodation for leisure purposes such as stag and hen parties."
Rejecting the latest move, Paul Cackette, said: "In my view, in light of such proposed use in this residential and semi-rural area of a small Borders town, the use proposed would be incongruous and have a significantly adverse effect on the area.
"The limitation to a maximum capacity of 12 guests and use on no more than 90 days a year reduces the adverse impacts.
"In my view, however, even in light of the level of use proposed under the amended proposal, transitions of new users arriving and leaving at the frequency as would be associated with that proposal are likely to have a significant impact on the amenity of the area."
