Neighbours ‘breached’ view agreement

The wife of singer Van Morrison claims her neighbours breached an agreement that her family would continue to enjoy an alleged panoramic view of Dalkey Bay following building work on the adjoining property, the High Court has heard.

Michelle Morrison has taken legal action against Conor and Eileen Kavanagh, claiming breach of an agreement that the view of the bay and Dalkey Island would not be blocked out as a result of shrubbery planting at the rear of the Morrisons’ Kilross House, next to the Kavanaghs’ home, Mount Alverno, Sorrento Rd, Dalkey, Co Dublin.

The Kavanaghs deny there is any panoramic view or that Ms Morrison is entitled in law to such a view. They also say they are not bound by any conditional agreements relating to maintaining shrubbery at a certain height and say that any view is extremely limited by existing hedges and vegetation on other properties.