No driveway - tree + drain on footpath

condra

Hey everyone.

Looking at a possibly buying a house in Dublin 3 at the moment. Everything is fine except there is no driveway, and the footpath has a tree and a drain (large square main drain) in the centre area outside the front boundary wall.

I wonder would anyone know if it is likely that either the tree could be removed, or drain could be moved, (or even lowered), should I wish to install a driveway.

Not sure which would have more chance of successful application;
dip the kerb and remove the tree... or dip the kerb and "resurface" the drain??

Also a bit unsure about the application process, in terms of cost etc.
Other people on the street have put driveways in, but I can't see any where a tree or drain has been moved.

Thanks for any help with this!!!

Atlantic Dawn

This should help, however the tree depending on its age may be subject to a conservation order so that's likely to be your main problem.

http://www.dublincity.ie/ROADSANDTRAFFIC/ROADMAINTENANCE/Pages/VehicleAccess.aspx

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Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

This should help, however the tree depending on its age may be subject to a conservation order so that's likely to be your main problem.

http://www.dublincity.ie/ROADSANDTRAFFIC/ROADMAINTENANCE/Pages/VehicleAccess.aspx

I've been trying to get a tree taken away for 15 years. it blocks visibility leaving the driveway. not even bertie when he was next to god could get it moved.
I was told it was healthy and in keeping with the area.

senordingdong

Have you used the lack of driveway + tree as leverage to negotiate down the price?

+1 on what Tatranska said, legitimate channels will take forever with little or no result at the end. You might have to hope that someone accidentally knocks it down with their car or some other act of god might move it.

condra

Thanks for the replies!

Looks like I might just have to go the "Ballygal route" as my father calls it...

... named after the Dublin 9 estate where dozens of houses have installed driveways and not bothered getting the kerb dished, opting instead for short concrete ramps, long blocks of wood, or nothing at all.

https://maps.google.com/?ll=53.382735,-6.283525&spn=0.001233,0.002779&t=m&z=19&layer=c&cbll=53.382804,-6.283619&panoid=BnB6hXrTwjTtkrtpM7z4hQ&cbp=12,95.35,,0,10.51

Could be worse.