Nesbitt house plan rejected

THE council has denied planning permission for a luxury home developed by film and TV star James Nesbitt.

Members of Causeway Coast and Glens planning committee voted to back their officers' recommendation to refuse after hearing a window overlooking neighbours’ property had been installed, despite the applicant's personal assurances that plans would be altered.

The proposal was originally lodged in 2016 by a London-registered property company of which Mr Nesbitt is a director.

A family next door objected to a first floor bedroom window overlooking their property, but the plan was approved in September last year when the applicant said he would change the design.

However, a second application was lodged earlier this year, updating the design to include a first floor balcony,

And with construction almost complete, the controversial window has been left in place.

A neighbour, who addressed the planning committee on Monday night, said she was “extremely disappointed” to discover a verbal assurance had not been honoured.

*Read more on this inside this week's Coleraine Chronicle.