A councillor is among dozens of residents who have objected to controversial plans to add an extra floor to an apartment block overlooking a marina.

Applicant Atlas Planning Group applied to add an extra floor to Alexandra Wharf in Ocean Village in October, which would enable an extra four two-bedroom flats to be built.

But 35 residents and a ward councillor have slammed the plans - with one person living in a nearby tower worrying that their neighbourhood will turn into a "building site" again.

In her objection, Councillor Sarah Bogle opposed the plan, citing loss of light, problems around overlooking and over-development among other reasons.

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The councillor for Bargate also noted that the extra floor could look out of character next to existing developments.

Cllr Bogle told the Echo: "I have liaised with a number of residents at Alexandra Wharf, all of whom have been strongly opposed to this proposal to add a floor to this block.

"The number of objections placed shows that strength of feeling."

Alexandra Wharf.Alexandra Wharf. (Image: NQ) A previous application for four four-bed flats was refused in December 2022 because of the "design and character" of the building.

The decision was appealed but with no success.

Another person objecting lives in Moresby Tower, a 26-floor building nearby.

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The resident said: "The proposed increase of height will reduce views from our building as well as reducing privacy for some flats in Moresby Tower who will be overlooked by the proposed flats.

"Residents of Moresby Tower have already lived through a period when Alexandra Wharf was built, when the area was a building site.

"The proposed building works will again make the immediate area round Moresby Tower a building site for a long period and bring works traffic, noise, dust, high level cranes and reduce the ambiance of living here during this period."

Planning documents say that the impact of the extra floor on the location has been "carefully considered through 3D modelling, specialist light studies and visualisation reviews" in a bid to prove it would not look out of character.

Plans go on to say that "the scale of  the new proposal is considered to be entirely appropriate to the setting".