U2's Adam does botch job on his house plan
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SETBACK: Adam Clayton
Friday October 23 2009
Houseproud U2 bassist Adam Clayton has had a setback in the latest home improvement plan for his Dublin mansion.
The star will have to go back to the drawing board after paperwork errors led a local authority to declare his application invalid.
Clayton wants to make changes to previously approved permission for alterations to his plush Rathfarnham pad.
His idea is for a 'lozenge-shaped' opening in the first floor landing of the main house. The aim is "to introduce natural light to the ground floor entrance hall below, to include installation of a cast metal balustrade".
Invalid
Declaring the application invalid, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council said Clayton's newspaper notice did not state where it could be inspected by the public. It also wrongly stated that submissions could be made within two weeks, while the deadline is five weeks.
A second reason was failure to comply with regulations on the dimensions of plans and drawings.
The 'lozenge' proposal is the latest in a series of changes to plans for the Georgian pile at Danesmoate Demesne off Kellystown Road.
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- Andrew Phelan
