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A mural of Mary Poppins has been labelled 'harmful graffiti' and must be removed, a London council has said.
Patrick Spens painted a picture of the iconic nanny on the roof of his home in Earls Court last year, but has now been threatened with enforcement action by Kensington and Chelsea Council.
He painted the mural, a black silhouette of Poppins with her signature umbrella and handbag as a 'symbol of hope' in response to natural disasters in Africa.
But the council say that as his home is in a conservation area, the painting is a breach of planning rules and have given him two months to apply for permission or have it removed.
He told MailOnline he was urged to get the mural painted by his daughter.
An artist who painted a mural of Mary Poppins on the roof of his home has been asked by the council to remove it
Patrick Spen commissioned the artwork as a 'symbol of hope' in response to natural disasters in Africa
He said: 'I was in a really bad place at the time. I
