S.254 Licenses

S.254 Licenses

Section 254 Licence - appliances, cables, signs, street furniture or other items on public roads.

S. 254 Licence FAQ

What requires a licence?

Under Section 254 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, Local Authorities are tasked with the issuing of licences for the placement of appliances, cables, signs, and/or other items on public roads. This section of the act outlines the provisions in relation to the licensing of such structures on public roads https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2000/act/30/section/254/enacted/en/html

You will need a licence from a planning authority to place on, under, over or along a public road the following items or equipment:

  • a vending machine,

  • a town or landscape map for indicating directions or places,

  • a fence, scaffold or hoarding,

  • an advertisement structure,

  • a cable, wire or pipeline,

  • over ground electronic communications infrastructure and any associated physical infrastructure such as a telephone pole or cabinet,

  • a telephone kiosk or pedestal, or

  • any other appliance, apparatus or structure specified in regulations made by the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government or by an Act of the Oireachtas that requires a licence.

A common example is an application for a licence to place tables and chairs outside a hotel, restaurant, public house or other venue. For this reason, sometimes a licence application is referred to as being for a "street furniture" licence, although there are many other items and situations where a licence may be required.

https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2000/act/30/section/254/enacted/en/html

How do I apply?

Application for Tables and Chairs on the Public Road/Footpath 

 

Application for Telecommunication Infrastructure 

 

Application for Advertising, including fingerpost signs, in public areas. 

 

Application for Scaffolding/Hoard licence 

Where can I see the Section 254 Licences for Galway City?

Section 254 Licences for over ground electronic communications infrastructures are included on the weekly list and this can be viewed at Planning Lists | Galway City Council

Can I Appeal the Planning Authority Decision?

Under Section 254 (6) (a), the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) states that any person may, in relation to the granting, refusing, withdrawing or continuing of a licence under this section or to the conditions specified by the planning authority for such a licence, appeal to An Bord Pleanala.

Unauthorised items are Items placed without the benefit of a licence

Items placed along the public road or footpath, without having received a licence under S.254 of the Planning and Development Act will be considered unauthorised.  Items erected or placed without a licence, which are considered a road traffic hazard or which impact negatively on the amenity or the environment of an area may be removed by Galway City Council under Section 71 of the Roads Act 1993 and/or issue an on-the-spot fine of €150 under the Litter Pollution Act to the alleged offender.

Roads Act, 1993, Section 73