Planning conditions for shared laneway

sesswhat

One of the conditions for my planning relates to the site boundary with the main road ie. the usual moving of boundary fence, stoning, draining and fitting a cattle grid.

However the site entrance is from a shared driveway, and there is no direct entrance from the public road itself.

Sight-lines have been established and passed where the driveway meets the public road.

Could it be a case of standard conditions being sent out even if they do not actually apply to every case?

muffler

sesswhat wrote:

Could it be a case of standard conditions being sent out even if they do not actually apply to every case?

More than likely. However you will need a set back for your boundary along the lane as it is a R.O.W. and cant be blocked by the postman calling or relatives etc parking their car there. Bottom line is provide off lane parking between the lane edge and new boundary fence.

Similarly they wont want you discharging surface water to the lane and thus the need for a sump/grid

sesswhat

Hello Muffler,

The laneway goes past the original landowners house and then ends where it enters the corner of my site, so I have no boundary parallel with the lane at any point, and this will always be the last house, at least on this branch of the lane. My house is downhill from the entrance but I will be putting in a cattle grid in any case (for cattle).

I think as long as I follow the conditions wherever it is practicable to do so I'll be OK.

muffler

sesswhat wrote:

I think as long as I follow the conditions wherever it is practicable to do so I'll be OK.

That should be fine. Just make sure you run these points past whoever is supervising the works and issuing a cert. of compliance at the end of the day.

From what you say it does appear that these are just standard conditions attached to every permission.

sesswhat

muffler wrote:

That should be fine. Just make sure you run these points past whoever is supervising the works and issuing a cert. of compliance at the end of the day.

Thanks Muffler. I have an architect to sign off each stage and provide a Completion Cert. for mortgage purposes but otherwise I'm doing the work myself. Is a Certificate of Compliance for Planning Permission always necessary and, if so, something I'm going to need to organise separately?

muffler

Your architect will be able to sign off on everything - compliance with planning and building regs

sesswhat

Thanks again!!