Information sheet reference number
EN/CR/IN/A4/03
Date created
18 September 2012
Direction
(a) That an Article 4 Direction under the General Development Order 1977 be made on numbers 4 to 39 Bedford Square, removing from the category of permitted development any painting works of external decoration to the external front elevations and any visible side elevations of these properties.
(b) That the colour scheme as follows be approved:
- the following surfaces must be cream (British Standard Colour Code BS 06 C 33) with a gloss or smooth masonry paint finish:
- all external wall surfaces
- pipework, guttering and downpipes
- all rendering and boundary walls including canopies and posts where already painted
- all woodwork, window frames, sashes, glazing bars, door frames must be white with a gloss finish
- all architectural ironwork, such as gates, railings and balconies (but excluding posts to canopies) must be black with a gloss finish
- dormers, and other additions above parapet level, must be dark grey (British Standard Colour Code BS 18 B 25) with a gloss or smooth masonry paint finish
- the colour of front and basement doors is optional, but they must have a gloss finish
Where the recommended colour scheme is not used the Council will seek to require the property to be repainted in the correct colours.