Red tape gone stupid

I own my own house.ergo, I can do anything I want to it, although there are various rules for extentions etc……………………..WRONG.
Yesterday, I put up a flag pole holder on the street facing wall of MY house, then proceeded to put a flag pole into the holder, and mount a Union flag thereon.

Today, he door bell rang, and this jobsworthy told me, I had better take it down over the festive period. I told him that was WHY I had put it up.I said there was no Law that prevented me from flying it. REPLY… Well, it may offend our foreign friends……:confused:
The second word was OFF, I leave it to your imagination to think what the first word was.
Jim.
Lincoln .7