By Greg HarkinSINGER Kian Egan's infamous wall around his home is at the centre of another planning row after officials told him it is too big.The former Westlife star turned TV presenter had erected a fence around his home in Strandhill, Co Sligo in a bid to ward off nosey fans.After a long-running legal battle, he was given permission to remove the fence and build a wall instead.Now planners have told Egan the wall he built is 30cms too high after objections from two residents in the area.Egan, (34), has fiercely defended his right to privacy at his home in Strandhill complaining that fans often drive there in a bid to get a glimpse of him, his actress wife Jodi Albert and their three-year-old son Koa.He added a 70cm fence on top of a 1.2M wall but was initially told by Sligo County Council to remove the fence.But the decision was reversed.One resident of Strandhill had objected to the reversal of the Sligo council decision but An Bord Pleanala had excluded the objection, saying it was lodged too late.The couple had erected the wooden fence for a temporary period of two years, in order to facilitate privacy until existing landscaping and foliage matured.But Egan was back in trouble with the planning authorities last night. Documents released by Sligo County Council showed residents Peigin Doyle and Hugh McConville had complained again that the new wall was too big.The couple's architect Declan McCabe admitted to the council that the main body of the wall was 300 mm - almost a foot - higher than it should be, and the pillars 500 mm, or 20 inches, too high.This week the council refused to approve the new height.It said: "It is considered that the proposed development would form an obtrusive feature at this location which would seriously detract from the visual amenities of the area."
SINGER Kian Egan's infamous wall around his home is at the centre of another planning row after officials told him it is too big.
The former Westlife star (inset) turned TV presenter had erected a fence around his home in Strandhill, Co Sligo in a bid to ward off nosey fans.
After a long-running legal battle, he was given permission to remove the fence and build a wall instead.
Now planners have told Egan the wall he built is 30cms too high after objections from two residents in the area.
Egan (34) has fiercely defended his right to privacy at his home in Strandhill, complaining that fans often drive there in a bid to get a glimpse of him, his actress wife Jodi Albert and their three-year-old son Koa.
He added a 70cm fence on top of a 1.2m wall, but was initially told by Sligo County Council to remove the fence.