Richard Charles Korpela - New - Approval for a consent (subject to conditions) in an area where there is no official plan in place

This application is one of two lot addition applications from the same owner to the same benefiting lot. The other application is 52-C-268766, ERO 026-0556. The two retained properties under the same ownership have an unopened Crown road allowance between them, necessitating two consent applications.

The applications propose two lot additions to a property at 150 Devon Road (PIN 73097-0007; 0.51 hectares) from two adjacent vacant properties to allow for better road frontage and legal road access for the benefiting lot. The current access for PIN 73097-0007 (the benefitting lot) is over PIN 73097-0085 because Devon Road deviates off the road allowance and traverses the owner’s private property. 

The proposed severance from PIN 73097-0084 has a depth of 40 metres and a width of 32 metres. The proposed severance from PIN 73097-0085 has a depth of approximately 50 metres (variable) and a frontage of 125 metres on Devon Road, which is maintained year-round by the Devon Landing Local Roads Board.  The proposed severed lands from PIN 73097-0084 and 73097-0085, are 0.1 and 0.49 hectares, respectively, adding up to 0.69 hectares to be transferred to the benefiting lot, which would have a total lot area of 1.11 hectares. An area of 2.28 hectares is proposed to be retained for PIN 73097-0084 and 1.43 hectares for PIN 73097-0085.

The subject lands are abutted to the north and west by Crown land, to the south by Devon Road, and to the east by private lands used for residential use. Between the subject lands and the shoreline of Borden Lake are Devon Road, residential lots, vacant lots, and a lumber yard / commercial home-building business.

New residential buildings and structures are likely to replace the old dwellings and outbuildings on the benefiting lot after the owner of the benefiting lot sells it to a third party.

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 specified 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 in the Chapleau Express on July 16, 2026.