A £3,000 Fine For Painting A Listed Building Dark Blue!

The importance of making sure you have listed building consent for any work you want to do on a site in your custodianship has been made apparent this week, with a homeowner ordered to pay a fine of £3,740 after he painted his listed building dark blue without permission.

According to Kent Online, the owner did submit an application for consent after the work was carried out but because the colour of the premises in Trinity Square in Margate was unauthorised, Thanet Council deemed it to be “harmful and unsympathetic” to the surrounding listed buildings.

The subsequent application for consent was granted by the council, which allowed the owner to paint in a different colour – as long as an approved colour was chosen.

Bob Porter, director of housing and planning, explained: “In this particular case, a clear breach of the regulations had occurred and the owner did not take remedial action despite our teams trying to negotiate a solution with them.

“Listed buildings are an important part of our heritage, so it is extremely important that residents are aware that the council will take action, even if it takes many years, in order to protect it. We’re pleased to see that the listed building enforcement notice has now been complied with.”

Listed building consent is required if you want to demolish a listed building or if you want to alter or extend a site in a manner that would affect its character, as a building of historic or architectural interest. If you’d like any help or advice relating to listed building restoration, get in touch with Ovolo London today.