The latest instalment in the infamous Kensington stripy house has seen a court uphold a decision made in the new year ordering the owner to remove the candy cane-style decoration .
Zipporah Lisle-Mainwaring lost her challenge against an earlier decision to uphold Kensington and Chelsea Council’s use of a Section 215 Notice to force her to return the property in South End back to white.
She had taken the decision to give the building, which she hopes to renovate and live in, the distinctive new look after having several planning applications for a major basement extension refused by local authorities following complaints from neighbours.
Since then she has been fighting a running battle with K&C, who at first said they were unable to intervene, before issuing the Section 215 Notice ordering her to return the property to its previous appearance because of its location in a conservation order.
She challenged the decision in a two-day hearing at Hammersmith Magistrates’ Court shortly before Christmas, but unhappy with the outcome, appealed against the ruling at another two-day hearing, this time at Isleworth Crown Court.
But this was dismissed on June 22 by His Honour Judge Johnson, who also ruled Ms Lisle-Mainwaring must pay council costs of £17,390.20.
She will have to repaint the property within 28 days of receiving the full written judgement.
Earlier this year Queen guitarist Brian May announced plans to quit Kensington because basement developments have made staying there "a living hell" .
Ms Lisle-Mainwaring also lost a separate battle with K&C when she challenged its strict new rules of basement developments .
