Why Was This Approved?
- ✓Application sought to confirm the lawfulness of an existing driveway and access onto Pooilvaaish Road
- ✓The site is the residential curtilage of The Granary, a property southeast of the highway in Balladoole near Castletown
- ✓The access track connects to a metalled driveway and includes a car and pedestrian gate between stone pillars
- ✓Evidence indicated the access had been used sporadically, consistent with lawful use
- ✓access
- ✓highways
This application sought a Certificate of Lawful Use to confirm that the retention and use of a driveway and access point onto Pooilvaaish Road at The Granary, Balladoole, near Castletown, is lawful. The Granary is a residential property set in its own grounds to the southeast of the highway. The site includes a track running in a straight line to a gate set between two stone pillars, which connects to a metalled driveway further into the site. The officer noted that while the access had not been used regularly, there was clear evidence of sporadic use, and the gate retained was consistent with the approved plans for the access. A Certificate of Lawful Use was approved on 11 January 2016 under delegated authority, in line with the officer's recommendation.
A Certificate of Lawful Use was approved on 11 January 2016, confirming that the retention and use of the driveway and access onto Pooilvaaish Road is lawful. The officer recommended approval, and the decision was made under delegated authority.
Site Observations
- •rectangular parcel of land comprising the residential curtilage of the dwelling known as The Granary, located on Pooilvaaish Road in Balladoole near Castletown
- •dwelling is a handsome property standing in its own grounds, located southeast of the highway
- •noticeable track running through it in a straight line to a gate that is situated between two stone pillars themselves set back from the highway
- •track connects to a metalled driveway some 1km into the site
- •fact it has not been used regularly is evident from the appearance of the path leading to it
- •clear indication from the appearance that the path is used sporadically
- •retention of a car and pedestrian gate (identical to that shown in the approved plans for the access)
