Section 254 of the Planning & Development Act 2000 (as amended)
A licence is required under section 254 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) in respect of the erection, construction, placing or maintaining of:-
A vending Machine
A town or landscape map for indicating directions or places
Hoarding, fence or scaffolding
Advertisement structure(other than advertisement structure specified in paragraph (dd)) (dd) An advertisement structure (being of a finger post type not exceeding 1 metre in length) consisting of a directional sign to indicate tourist accommodation
Cable, wire or pipeline including overground electronic communications infrastructure and any associated physical infrastructure
Telephone kiosk or pedestal
Any other appliance or structure which may be prescribed as requiring a licence under this section on, under,over or along a public road
A licence under Section 254 is not required in respect of the following:-
An appliance/apparatus/structure for which Planning Permission has been granted
A temporary hoarding/fencing/scaffolding erected in accordance with a condition of a planning permission
The erection, construction, placing or maintenance of a cable/wire/pipeline by statutory undertaker which is under a public road
A licence may be granted for such period and upon such conditions as the planning authority may specify, including conditions in relation to location and design.
It should be noted that the planning authority may, by notice in writing withdraw the licence and require the licensee to remove the structure at their own expense.
