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@dingo said:
I was reading item 19 shutters.
Apologies for accusing you of selective reading. However, let’s look at the case you have quoted. It is an NCAT hearing, not an appeal, so it is the very basic level of ruling which, generally speaking, may not be much more reliable as a guide to good law than the toss of a coin.
Also, NCAT rulings do not create precedents so the next person to come up with an identical argument before a different Member could get an entirely different result.
Finally, there are cases quoted elsewhere where the “external appearance” issue is embodied in a by-law (such as the situation with the black blinds that I mentioned earlier).
Is there a by-law? If there is, then you will need a special resolution. If there isn’t I think all you need is permission as a “non-major renovation”