Holland v Dublin County Council
| Jurisdiction | Ireland |
| Judgment Date | 01 January 1979 |
| Date | 01 January 1979 |
| Court | High Court |
Landowner - Adjoining land - Main public road adjoining property -Highway authority - Intention to construct dual carriageway - Public road to constitute one branch of carriageway - Central raised strip of ground between carriageways - Gaps in strip - Interference with access to plaintiffs land -Nuisance - Powers of highway authority.
The plaintiff owned a house and garage which adjoined the south side of a main public road leading from north-east to south-west. The road carried traffic travelling in both directions. The defendant highway authority proposed to create a dual carriageway by building a new road parallel to, and on the north side of, the existing public road; to leave a central raised strip of ground between the two roads; and to provide two gaps in the strip near the defendants' lands. The plaintiff sought to restrain the...
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