City Of Edinburgh Council Continue Their War On Paint.

[douglas9401]

While the capital crumbles about their ears the council WILL be obeyed! Knobs.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-63515857

[Zacs-Master]

‘City of Edinburgh Council said it was an offence to paint a listed building in a conservation area without consent.’

Perfectly correct.

[Spicerack]

They seem quite selective re who gets the treatment.

[Spicerack]

Without consent and a generous backhander.

[Zacs-Master]

I think it’s probably the garish-ness of the colours in a heritage setting which is the problem. If you look on Google Earth or maps it’s quite a contrast to what it was like. Edinburgh council may well be ‘knobs’ but I don’t think this case tipifies their knobishness. Now, the trams……..

[davebro]

the knobs are the people raising the objections

[Zacs-Master]

Why?

[Spicerack]

Lol. Don't mention the trams.

[Gromit]

// it was an offence to paint a listed building in a conservation area without consent. //

Presumably the refurbishment of a semi derelict building needed planning permission. Do the planning committee ask to see Dulux paint swatches before approving investment in the area.
Smacks of micro-management and an over zealous and ambitious department leader.

[barry1010]

Areas of the Cotswolds, Bath in particular, has the same policy, same as parts of London, York and other heritage sites. When you buy a listed building you accept there will be stringent restrictions that must be adhered to.

[Zacs-Master]

‘ Presumably the refurbishment of a semi derelict building needed planning permission. Do the planning committee ask to see Dulux paint swatches before approving investment in the area’

Yes they do. They usually require elevations marked up with the colours. Dulux do, in fact, produce a range of Heritage colours. This building wasn’t semi derelict, I don’t think.

[barry1010]

Hertfordshire https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/family-ordered-paint-house-beige-25115950

[davebro]

I suppose the council officers have to try to be seen doing something (ANYTHING!) to justify their inflated salaries & pension benefits.

[Peter Pedant]

Havent we had this all before?
so what I hear you holler

Bath and a bright red door on the crescent
Prince Charles saying St Pauls should be pulled down as it is now inconsistent with the architecture around it
Leddy in Hampstead painting her house like a slice of sponge ( spent a million she didnt need on that)
and then she painted it Outrageous Orange.
and then bought her shouty neighbours house ( as well) and STILL didnt get planning permission

[Peter Pedant]

councillors in Manchester are not that well-heeled - I thought they got expenses only but what the hell

[Togo]

Andrew Richardson missed a trick. He should have painted the building striped in the rainbow colours and said that his company supported the qwertyuiops movement. The "sensitive" officials would not have dared to tell him to repaint it.

[naomi24]

^Haaaaaa! Best answer there. :o)

[maggiebee]

A City of Edinburgh Council spokeswoman said: "The colour of the door is not in keeping with the historic character and appearance of this listed building in the New Town, part of our World Heritage Site.

"The owner agreed the door would be repainted but as this work has not been carried out we are taking enforcement action requiring them to repaint the door."

She added: "We have not received any other complaints about the colour of other doors in the area but if we did, then these too would be investigated and enforcement action will be taken if needed."

[davebro]

//She added: "We have not received any other complaints about the colour of other doors in the area but if we did, then these too would be investigated and enforcement action will be taken if needed."//

As I said on the original thread the affected homeowner here should complain about all the other doors & when enforcement notices are served on them get a neighbourhood action committee together to challenge the council.

[Zacs-Master]

It’s a business, not a home, Dave. Complaining about the colour of other doors would be pointless, unless they all contravened the councils planning policies/guidelines.

[Atheist]

It's a big cock-up on the part of the building's owners and advisers/decorators. Either that or they presumed that the law shouldn't apply to them and that they could simply present the council with a fait accompli which would succeed. I'm sure they could have agreed an acceptable colour before starting work.