Council planners have given the go-ahead for a Kenilworth pub to be repainted after its colour was previously changed without permission.

The Royal Oak on New Street received an enforcement letter earlier this year after the front of the grade II listed building was painted red.

Landlord Admiral Taverns then applied for permission to repaint it olive green, which Warwick District Council has now signed off.

A council report said: "It is considered that the works are minor and result in with no disruption to historic fabric, with the proposed colour scheme considered to be acceptable.

"The light green colour will allow the heritage asset to sit comfortably within the wider terrace whilst clearly identifying this as a public house."

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

Before being painted red, The Royal Oak was white.

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.

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"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."

The Royal Oak can now be painted green (image via planning application)