House of Boë in South Queensferry will have to repaint their shop front back to a dull grey despite hundreds of residents supporting the current purple colour.
A gin company has been ordered to repaint its bright purple shop by 'bureaucratic' council chiefs - after just a single complaint about the colour.
The City of Edinburgh Council said it was an offence to paint a listed building in a conservation area without consent and order him to repaint it. Top news stories today Dad-of-two Andrew said: "It's really disappointing because we thought we had made a strong case. The council said the shop is in keeping with the High Street, that wasn't the issue.
"It has to be a 'muted' tone, so I assume grey. It's going to cost us £4,000 to paint it back which is really expensive, especially when it's not the easiest time for people in retail.
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