A PROPERTY firm that painted its logo on the side of a block of flats in Northwood has been ordered to pay more than £11,000, following a prosecution by Hillingdon Council.
Sterling Rose Investments admitted advertising on the side of its rental flats in Pinner Road without planning permission and was fined £10,250.
The firm, based in Pinner Road, Harrow, was also told by Uxbridge magistrates to pay £1,163 in costs and a £100 victim surcharge.
In August 2018, Sterling Rose was ordered to remove the ad to comply with an enforcement notice but failed to do so.
In court last week, the company said the offending mural had now been painted over and it had learned a valuable lesson.
Cllr Keith Burrows, Hillingdon Council’s Cabinet Member for Planning, said: “Despite repeated warnings and a history of prosecution, the company brazenly continued to use one of its buildings to promote itself.
“This was a clear breach of planning regulations and frankly it deserves the hefty fine. No doubt, local residents will be pleased to see such an eyesore finally painted over."
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