The owner property of the property in a Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea (RBKC) Conservation Area (CA) who painted red and white stripes on her mews house has received an order to comply with a section 215 notice issued by her local authority and repaint her home.<\/u><\/p>\n
The owner argued that a S.215 notice could only be used to remedy the state of repair and not to control the colour or manner that the property is painted; and that there were other properties in the borough’s conservation area that were brightly covered.<\/p>\n
District Judge Susan Bayne rejected the appeal saying service of the notice was appropriate and now the property must be repainted white within 28 days, but a requirement in the original notice that windows at the property be repaired and replaced was removed.<\/p>\n
Judge Bayne said: \u2018Visual integrity is fundamental to the Kensington Square Conservation Area. It is the visual integrity of the area as a whole that gives it its unique character. Painting a property with red and white stripes, where other properties use a limited palette of muted colours, results in an adverse effect on the amenity of the area.\u2019<\/p>\n
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