in October 2008 Mr and Mrs. Krykovitz decided to install steel shutters  on all windows of their ground floor shop on the high street. This was prompted by repeated incidents of vandalism, robberies and broken windows.

Once the steel shutters were installed, the problems they were plagued with for years immediately stopped. However this solution in fact posed a new challenging problem. On Christmas day that year Mr. Krykovitz received a letter from his local council requesting him to apply for Retrospective Planning Permission.

He contacted Drawing and Planning Ltd. Who in 10 days submitted a retrospective planning application which was approved four weeks later.

This cost Mr. Krykovitz £930 plus their local council’s fee’s and two cans of black paint as their council requested the shutters be painted black.