The woman with the pink neck is facing a new color complaint against Edinburgh Council
Miranda Dickson
The recent anonymous complaint to the council said the new door color was still a shade of pink

An Edinburgh woman who was ordered to repaint her door pink is facing a new council inquiry over her latest colour.

Miranda Dixon, 48, recently painted her New Town door “dirty white” after a previous green change was rejected by planners.

But Edinburgh Council has now received a new complaint that the door is pink again.

Last year Ms Dixon faced a £20,000 fine if she did not change the colour.

Ms Dixon told BBC Scotland she was stunned by the latest development.

She said: “I’m speechless that anyone has complained about this colour, as far as I’m concerned, that chapter in my life has been closed.

“I am shocked and disturbed by this. It’s definitely not the same color as it was originally painted – it’s almost white.

“I feel bullied and that it has become personal.”

Mrs Dixon first received an enforcement notice last year saying her pink door did not meet standards for a house in the World Heritage site.

It says she must repaint it to its original white color or apply for planning permission.

Miranda Dickson

Miranda Dixon says her door is not “bright pink” as stated in the complaint letter

After an unsuccessful appeal, she applied for planning permission to paint it green.

In April, before she received the result of her application, she painted the door green because she was close to the deadline for a fine if it remained pink.

Last week the planners rejected the green colour, so she painted it ‘white’ and re-applied for retrospective planning permission.

But in a new twist, the council said it had received a new complaint that the door was pink again.

Ms Dixon previously said she was confused as to why she had been issued with an enforcement notice when there were many other brightly colored doors in the area.

But the council said it could only act when it received a complaint.

Doors

Ms Dixon says there are other brightly painted doors in her conservation area – her door (before it was repainted) is below left

Ms Dixon has spent 18 months renovating her childhood home in Drummond Place following the death of her parents.

The mother-of-two, who is a brand ambassador for the drinks industry, returned to Edinburgh two years ago after working in the US for nine years.

She was told she had until January 7 to change the color of her front door after a complaint led to an enforcement notice from the council, which she is appealing.

Ms Dixon said she looked up the council’s guidance online before painting the door.

She said when she first received a warning letter from the council last year, she asked what colors would be allowed.

Miranda Dickson

Miranda Dixon by the door when it was repainted green – which was also rejected by the designers

The chief planning officer responded by telling her to “stick with traditional colors” such as dark red, dark gray, green, dark blue or black.

But then she received a letter from the council in October telling her to paint her door white.

“It’s not that my door is in bad shape,” she said.

“Painting front doors costs a lot of money because they are so big, it’s not a quick job.

“Council needs to act with more clarity on paint colour.”

A City of Edinburgh Council spokesman said: “We received a complaint alleging that the door had been painted pink. We are currently looking into this and therefore cannot say more at this time.”