Would a "Private Road" get a L prefix

The_Wanderer · 29-06-2015 8:16pm #1

While out and about this evening I had an "interesting chat" with a land owner who informed me I was on a Private Road, which was news to me as there is no such sign saying that off the nearby Regional Road.

So the road in question has a L prefix at the entrance off the R road. Therefore my question is can a private road receive a L prefix?

Probably going to bang off an email to the local council soon to seek clarification on the matter of the road in question.

The Wanderer.

cml387 · 29-06-2015 8:22pm

Care to google map it. I guess it's beside a railway line;)

L1011 · 29-06-2015 11:26pm

Not unless it was by accident. Lots of stuck up farmers act as if the public roads near their houses are theirs, though.

If it has a number is consider it safe to assume it as a right of way at least

ardmacha · 02-07-2015 12:18pm

A lot of laneways were adopted by councils over the years under various schemes, which would make them public roads even if they weren't before.

02-07-2015 8:25pm

Some roads are public to a point and private after that.

Victor · 02-07-2015 8:43pm

In practice, I think no. Certain actions by a council will make any road with a public right of way a public road. Maintaining a road or issuing a road opening licence would be some of them. Assigning a number and erecting the sign would seem to be an act of maintenance.

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1993/en/act/pub/0014/sec0002.html#sec2

Roads Act, 1993 wrote:

“public road” means a road over which a public right of way exists and the responsibility for the maintenance of which lies on a road authority;

There are of course procedures for the temporary or permanent closure of public roads.

Would a "Private Road" get a L prefix

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