Road Opening Licences
A licence is required if an individual/contractor wishes to open a footpath, road or street for any reason.
Application is made through the Roads Department.
There is a fee and insurance required. It should also be noted that no work should be carried out without prior notice to the Council, ESB and Eircom, even when the licence is obtained. Adequate signage is also a necessity as a condition of the licence. The Council also needs to be notified when the work is completed.
Additional fees are payable for connections to watermains and sewers.
Application for connection to water and/or sewerage services.pdf (size 98.7 KB)
Standard letter accompanying Form for connection to Water/Sewerage.pdf (size 113.6 KB)
Application for Road Opening Licence where Development Contribution apply (Planning Permission applied for on or after 10th March 2004).pdf (size 98.1 KB)
Standard letter accompanying Road Opening Licence Form where Development Contribution apply (Planning Permission applied for on or after 10th March 2004).pdf (size 97.6 KB)
Application to Make an Opening on a Public Road and Path other than Water/Sewerage Connections.pdf (size 100.2 KB)
Standard Letter to Accompany Application to Make an Opening on a Public Road and Path other than Water/Sewerage Connections.pdf (size 7 KB)
Abnormal Load Permit
These permits apply generally to vehicles carrying abnormal or indivisible loads on public roads.
In exceptional circumstances, for example, the carriage of abnormal and indivisible loads (AILS), the legal limit on weights and dimensions may be exceeded. Where it is proposed to carry a load which is such that the gross weight or axle weights are in excess of the legal limits or the dimensional or projecting limits are breached, a permit must be obtained from the relevant local authority or authorities through whose functional area(s) the load will be carried.
One vehicle per Permit and Charges apply as follows:-
Single Journey - €60
1 month = €75
3 months = €150
1 year = €500
Further details are obtainable from the Roads Department Office.
Abnormal Load/Wide Load Permit Form.pdf (size 11.6 KB)
Off Road Dumper
Special permits are required for the use of vehicles commonly known as off-road dumpers.
Off Road Dumpers are primarily used on construction sites as opposed to public roads and enjoy reduced rates of taxation and avail of low duty (rebated) diesel fuel. As certain design aspects of Off Road Dumpers do not comply with the requirements of 1963 Road Traffic (Construction, Equipment, and Use of Vehicles) Regulations, they may not legally use public roads except under the permit granted by the appropriate local authority.
What is an off load dumper?
A large capacity dumper which is incapable of exceeding a speed of 50km per hour and which does not comply with all or some of the requirements in Part II of the 1963 regulations (see above).
Exemption limits under permit:
The permit allows the use of the vehicle to which it applies to, for use only on the public road stated on the permit.
Further details are available from Roads Department Office
Off-Road Dumper Permit Form.pdf (size 11.9 KB)