{"id":36493,"date":"2023-05-16T17:58:31","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T16:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=36493"},"modified":"2023-05-16T17:58:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T16:58:31","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-doorstep-edinburgh-pink-door-woman-sad-after-being-forced-to-repaint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=36493","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the doorstep\u2019: Edinburgh pink door woman sad after being forced to repaint"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"An Edinburgh woman says she is \u2018sad and disappointed\u2019 after being forced to repaint her pink front door, reports BBC\u2019s local news.<\/h3>\n

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BBC News (Edinburgh and East Fife) writes:<\/p>\n

Miranda Dickson was ordered to change the colour last year after an anonymous complaint to City of Edinburgh Council.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The local authority ruled that the pink door was not “in keeping with the historic character” of the listed building in the city’s New Town area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Now Ms Dickson, 49, has painted the door green after failing to overturn the enforcement notice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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She had started an 18-month revamp of the three-storey Georgian house during the Covid lockdown….<\/p>\n

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She transformed the house after moving back from the US, where she was a global brand director for a drinks company.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The last task was painting the front door in December 2021 – but….she received an enforcement notice, which said she could be fined up to \u00a320,000….<\/p>\n

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