A council is being warned it could be putting 'excessive barriers' in front of homeowners who want to save energy after refusing to allow 120-year-old timber window frames to be replaced with modern plastic.
Stuart Durie wanted to replace seven windows at the front of his Gullane home after he was allowed to replace the rear ones without issue.
However his proposals to use UPVC alternatives were rejected by East Lothian planning officers who said because they could be seen from the road they could set a harmful precedent, describing the attempt to mimic the original timber and sash frames as ‘contrived and unauthentic’.
