Fish and chip store ordered to take away Union flag mural by council
- Chris Kanizi, 65, has vowed to maintain the mural up so long as attainable
An award-winning fish and chip store has been ordered to take away a Union flag mural by council officers over claims it’s ‘inappropriate for the realm’.
Chris Kanizi, 65, who owns Golden Chippy, in Greenwich, south-east London, has been advised to color over the mural of the humanoid fish on the wall of his restaurant, which has been adored by vacationers.
Greenwich council stated they acquired a ‘variety of complaints’ in regards to the mural, which options the phrase ‘A Great British Meal’, they stated was an ‘unauthorised advert’.
Mr Kansizi, who has been working Golden Chip for 20 years and lives two doorways down, stated he would not consider folks have been complaining in regards to the mural, which was deemed ‘inappropriate’ in line with the Telegraph.
Back in 2016, the 65-year-old had a battle with the council over a 17ft signal above the door of his restaurant, which was beforehand named London’s top-rated restaurant on TripAdvisor. The restaurateur ultimately took down the large 17ft check in 2018.
Greenwich council stated they acquired a ‘variety of complaints’ in regards to the mural (pictured), which options the phrase ‘A Great British Meal’, they stated was an ‘unauthorised advert’
Chris Kanizi, 65, holds up fish in his award-winning restaurant in south-east London
The Golden Chippy was deemed London’s finest restaurant by TripAdvisor in 2016
The Golden Chippy was deemed London’s finest restaurant in 2016 by TripAdvisor
He stated: ‘It’s simply one thing to place a smile on folks’s faces. But the council stated “this is a preservation area – you can’t have that and you’ve got to paint over it”.
‘They additionally stated folks had been complaining, however I do not consider that. Everyone who has talked to me say they adore it’.
The Cyprus-born chip store proprietor, who got here to the UK in 1977, beforehand had a two-year battle with the council over the same 17ft signal he hung above the door in 2016.
Mr Kansizi ultimately took the signal down regardless of beginning a petition to maintain the signal which gathered 3,000 signatures.
And the fish and chips skilled has vowed to maintain the £250 mural up for so long as attainable.
Chris Kanizi has been serving locals and vacationers for 20 years at his fish store
Mr Kanizi in entrance of the 2016 signal which he took down after the native council ordered or not it’s eliminated
He stated: ‘I’m going to stay it out for so long as I can. They have not given me a date to color over it but, however they are going to.’
‘I’ve obtained so many worldwide clients. They all like taking a photograph with the mural within the background.’
A Greenwich council spokesman stated: ‘Following plenty of complaints made to native ward councillors, an enforcement case was raised in regards to the mural in query.
‘Our Planning Enforcement workforce is investigating this as it’s successfully an unauthorised advert for the chip store. The proprietor has agreed to color over it.
‘We will at all times attempt to negotiate with the proprietor earlier than continuing to a proper planning enforcement discover.’
