A Kenilworth pub has been served a notice by the council after the outside of the building was painted without permission.

Warwick District Council sent the enforcement letter to The Royal Oak on New Street earlier this year after the front of the grade II listed building was painted red.

Landlord Admiral Taverns has now applied for permission from the local authority to repaint it olive green.

"The enforcement notice considered that a breach of listed building consent had occurred which affected the character of the building as one of special architectural or historic interest without the benefit of listed building consent, through the painting of the external fascia from white to brick red," plans revealed. 

"The notice stated that the painting of the building to brick red introduced an alien feature that is both harmful to the character of the grade II listed building and visually intrusive to the wider Kenilworth conservation area."

Admiral said olive green was chosen after "careful consideration" arguing it was previously painted a similar colour.

Repainting plans for The Royal Oak (image via planning application)

Before being painted red, The Royal Oak was white.

"The applicants have sought through a design process to re-paint the exterior frontage in a colour which aesthetically respects and enhances the heritage significance of the property and its conservation area setting to return the property back to a visually appropriate, welcoming and attractive public house building," the application said. 

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"In light of this, the applicants have chosen olive green as it is considered to be a similar heritage colour scheme to that previously used on the external fascia, ensuring that the proposal leads to less than substantial harm to the listed building and the conservation area to which the property is located."

The enforcement notice is not the first time The Royal Oak has ended up in a planning battle with the council, having submitted multiple applications to keep a barbeque shed which was also installed without permission.