AN east Belfast resident has criticised his council for allowing a loyalist bonfire to be built every year in a children's play park.
The man said pallets are already being left next to the park at Crossnacreevy, close to Roselawn Cemetery, ahead of the annual Twelfth bonfire.
The park user, who did not want to be named, said the pyre puts the play park area out of use for a "considerable period every year".
He also said he believes Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council are ignoring his ongoing calls to deal with the issue.
"It’s not just a little community pyre, it’s a towering structure and is lit with a tricolor on top," he said.
"Every year I bring this to the attention of council and police and am deflected away.
"The council are allowing the damage caused and tolerate this on land paid for by ratepayers."
The man, who has two children, said he had contacted the council to voice his concerns about the pyre "every year since 2017 but nothing is ever done".
He said he recently had a "very unsatisfactory site meeting with council, who just told me there are no lines of contact with organisers".
"I am not anti-PUL (Protestant Unionist Loyalist) or anti bonfire culture," he added.
"I am, however, opposed to permitted and deliberate damage to a play park.
"I have a young family and this puts the park out of action for a considerable period until the damage is cleared."
The man added that he "was under no illusions that it will go ahead again this year, but when are the council going to take action?".
A spokesperson for Lisburn Castlereagh City Council last night said: "We are aware of the situation at Crossnacreevy and we are working in partnership with the local community to explore a way forward.
"We are currently liaising with our community and statutory partners on this matter."
