Ground Anchor Installation Licence

You need a licence called a “Ground Anchor Installation Licence” from Road Maintenance Services in order to place ground anchors into/beneath a public road or footway in Dublin city.

A minimum fee of €500 is payable with each application. A separate application must be made for each road affected.

All applications for a Ground Anchor Installation Licence (GAIL) must be made by the Developer of the site in whose name the Planning Permission has been granted or their Agent (the Applicant).

All Applicants must complete a GAIL Application Form below.

The GAIL application form must be submitted to DCC Roads Maintenance Department 8 weeks prior to the issuing by the Developer of the Commencement Notice or the commencement of construction, whichever is the earlier.

Full details of the type of anchor proposed, materials to be used etc., and the length of time the anchors are required as a structural support are to be submitted as part of the application

Accurate and detailed drawings are to be provided showing location of proposed anchors in plan and in section with XYZ Coordinates of the anchor head, toe, coupling location, top and base of bonded length and type of bonded length provided. 3.5 Detailed cross section and plan, showing proposed anchors and clearances to existing services are to be submitted showing:

• Location, levels and diameter of all existing services
• Location and angle of installation of proposed ground anchors and clearances horizontal and vertical relative to existing services
• Cross sectional area and longitudinal extent, with XYZ coordinates, indicating an available corridor within the roadspace which may be excavated/tunnelled through if necessary during the period when the anchors are structurally required

Further information is available in the documents below.

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