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This license must be renewed annually. If a licence is granted, this licence will only remain in effect for one calendar year from the 1st. of January to the 31st. of December of that year and will only run in conjunction with insurance policy dates provided.

Street furniture

Applications shall be made a minimum of four weeks prior to the proposed closure date to allow for processing of applications and advertising. Applications not adhering to this stipulation will be rejected on that basis.

Temporary Road Closure

This application must be submitted to Cork City Council a minimum of five working days in advance of the planned transport of an Abnormal Load. Applications not adhering to this stipulation will be rejected on that basis.

Abnormal Load Permit

Application for a licence must be submitted a minimum of 14 days prior to the proposed commencement of works.

Hoarding/Scaffolding

Application for a licence must be submitted a minimum of 14 days prior to the proposed commencement of works.

Mobile Crane/Hoist

Cork City Council has introduced a licensing system for the placement of Skips on Public areas, within the City Centre Island as outlined in this map

Skip Placement

Skip Hire companies, who operate within the administrative area of Cork City Council, must apply for a Skip Operators Licence (SOL) on a yearly basis.

Skip Operator

Work permits are available for commercially taxed vehicles in Cork City. Work permits cannot be used in any of the Pedestrian Streets i.e. Oliver Plunkett Street, etc, between 11am and 5pm daily.

Commercial Vehicle Work Permit

Application Requesting certificate as to whether the roads and services abutting mentioned property have been taken in charge by Cork City Council.

Roads & Services Cert

Cork City Council may permit the use of defined areas if it considers that the activities/ events proposed enhance the social, culture, artistic, business or general ambience of the City and that they do not adversely affect the physical fabric of the street, the pedestrian/traffic using the street or the companies carrying out their permitted businesses in the vicinity of the proposed activity/ event.

Event in a Public Area

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