Neil Jordan has lost his long running planning battle with his next-door neighbour, Robin Power, over an 11m sq bathing shelter.

Movie director Neil Jordan has fired a fresh salvo in his planning battle with neighbour Robin Power over a contentious 11sq m bathing changing area built without planning permission.

A local authority has agreed to quash planning approval for a bathing changing area at the home of a neighbour of film-maker Neil Jordan, the High Court has heard.