Mark and Donna Young - Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place

The application proposes a lot addition to correct the encroachment of a driveway and accessory buildings and structures. The proposed severed triangle of land with driveway and storage sheds would be 0.11 hectares with 24.9 metres of frontage on Long Lake Road and a depth of 98.0 metres. The proposed benefitting lot is currently 0.5 hectares, with 32.4 metres of frontage on Long Lake Road and a depth of approximately 155 metres. It holds a residential dwelling, a septic system, and a well. The proposed retained lot would be 1.34 hectares, with 134.7 metres of frontage on Long Lake Road, and a depth of 200 metres, and it holds a seasonal dwelling, a septic system, a well, and sheds and outbuildings.

The lots front Long Lake on the Englehart River, which is part of the Englehart River Fine Sand Plain and Waterway Provincial Park. There are no proposals for new buildings or structures associated with the application. 

The application will be reviewed for consistency with the environmental policies of the Provincial Policy Statement, 2020 (e.g., natural heritage, water quality protection). Public comments received or concerns identified will be considered in the review to determine whether the application is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement and whether it would have any significant impact on the environment.

If you have any questions, or would like to submit comments, please do so either online (below), by letter or phone to the contact person listed. Please submit your comment during the 30-day public consultation period. 

Your personal information may be used in the decision-making process on this proposal, and it may be used to contact you if clarification of your comment is required. It may be shared (along with your comment) with other Ontario ministries for use in the decision-making process. Questions about this collection should be directed to the contact listed.

If a person or public body that wishes to file an appeal in respect of the proposed consent does not submit written comments to the Minister before the Minister gives or refuses to give a provisional consent (e.g., during the public consultation period), the Ontario Land Tribunal may dismiss the appeal. Appeal of a decision of the Minister in respect of this consent may be made by a specified person or any public body not later than 20 days after notice of the decision is given.  If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Minister in respect of the proposed consent, you must make a written request to the Minister at the contact address.

As required under the Planning Act, a public notice will be published New Liskeard Temiskaming Speaker Weekender on Friday March 8, 2024.