Candy-stripe house redesign makes Kensington neighbours see red

Townhouse in wealthy London borough repainted in red-and-white stripes after bitter row over plans to demolish building and build two-storey basement A multimillion-pound house painted in garish candy stripes after a planning row has been branded "hideous" by neighbours. The townhouse underwent its unusual makeover after neighbours objected to plans to demolish the building and replace it with a new house and two-storey basement.