![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/livid-mum-faces-20000-fine-if-she-refuses-to-change-colour-of-her-front-door/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/0_PAY-PINK_DOOR_DN01.jpg&description=Miranda Dickson, 48, has been ordered to repaint the front door of her home in Old Town, Edinburgh, and faces a huge fine of up to £20,000 if she refuses to complyMiranda Dickson has been told she could be fined up to £20,000 if she doesn't repaint her front doorA furious mum has been told she must change the colour of her front door - or face a fine of up to £20,000. Miranda Dickson painted the front door of her Edinburgh home pink in December 2021 as part of renovations. But just two months later the 48-year-old received a letter from City of Edinburgh Council telling her the door must be repainted a 'suitable' colour, Edinburgh Live reports. "The final piece of the renovations that brought me the most joy was to paint the front door pink," Miranda said. "I looked at the planning guidance which said doors should be a dark or muted colour, and since it was a pale pink colour I thought it was fine. "I received a letter in March to say we've had a complaint about your door and you need to change the colour of it. So I said okay, and asked what colours can I use, and they said it had to be a 'suitable' colour. I asked for a book of colours that I could choose from but they said just said 'nothing bright or offensive. "When I walk within five minutes of my front door I see a whole lot of other front doors that are bright and you're not telling them to change it. It all seems a bit silly. They said they wouldn't do it red at one point, but half the doors on my street are red?" Miranda Dickson painted the front door of her Edinburgh home pink in December 2021 Miranda, who spent 18 months renovating her parents' former home in the New Town, says the front door attracts a host of positive attention from locals and tourists who "stop to take pictures everyday". To her surprise, the mum received an official Listed Building Enforcement Notice earlier this month which ordered her to make the change. Suggesting Miranda paint the door white, the notice warns the mum she could be){kind=link}
Miranda Dickson, 48, has been ordered to repaint the front door of her home in Old Town, Edinburgh, and faces a huge fine of up to £20,000 if she refuses to comply
A furious mum has been told she must change the colour of her front door – or face a fine of up to £20,000.
Miranda Dickson painted the front door of her Edinburgh home pink in December 2021 as part of renovations.
But just two months later the 48-year-old received a letter from City of Edinburgh Council telling her the door must be repainted a ‘suitable’ colour, Edinburgh Live reports.
“The final piece of the renovations that brought me the most joy was to paint the front door pink,” Miranda said.