This Weeks “Hot” Property & Planning News has to be the story reported in the Daily Mail of the Pensioner from Crewkerne, Somerset, who painted her Grade II Listed Cottage a pale shade of blue to compliment her garden. Unfortunately for the Pensioner, there were those who did not share her colour preference and following complaints to the Council she was issued with an Enforcement Order to return the Cottage to its original colour and gained a criminal conviction. For the full story Click here
The moral of the story has to be that if you own, or are thinking of buying, a Listed Building which you wish to alter in any way, you must ensure, before commencing any work, that planning permission has been granted. The Planning requirements for a Listed Building are far more onerous and apply to any alterations, internal and external, including the colour that you can paint a traditional Grade II Listed Cottage!
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