Overview
- Wiltshire Council has opened a planning enforcement investigation after an anonymous complaint about the Moonrakers Inn’s painted St George’s Cross.
- The council notes the pub is Grade II listed within the Pewsey Conservation Area, where changes to exterior paint can require listed-building consent.
- Landlord Jerry Kunkler says he first painted the cross in 2016 and repainted it in 2022 to show support for England at sporting events.
- Kunkler says he has 14 days to apply for consent or paint over the frontage and he intends to submit an application using local architects.
- A council representative said they have no information about the intention behind the report, and Kunkler, a long-standing councillor, says he will recuse himself from any planning decisions.