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Scaffolding and Hoarding Licence
Introduction:
The licensing of Scaffolding /Hoarding around site
developments is a requirement under the Local Government
(Planning and Development) Acts 1963 to 1998 and is also
regulated under the Roads Act 1993. The Roads
Maintenance department of Sligo Borough Council is
responsible for the issuing and control of
Scaffolding/Hoarding licences. Sligo Borough Council
acknowledges that the placement of Scaffolding/Hoarding
on or encroaching onto the Public Road is necessary to
accommodate access for maintenance or refurbishing of
existing structures or the construction and development
of new buildings. This facilitation however must not be
at the expense of extended interference with other Road
users. Licensing is therefore necessary to ensure that
construction is safe, causes least possible
interference, will be in place for the least amount of
time, clarifies liability and compensates Sligo Borough
Council for any damage to the roadway, use of the
footway as a working area and loss of parking revenue.
In setting conditions primary focus is on safety.
Control is necessary to ensure that unnecessary
restriction is not caused, that access for emergency
services such as the Fire Brigade and Ambulance is not
impeded that hazard or undue convenience is not caused
to pedestrians, in particular those that are visually
impaired.
H.S.A. Code of Practice for Access and Working
Scaffolds:
Scaffolding must be erected in accordance with the above
code of practice and should not be erected,
substantially added to, altered or dismantled unless
such work is performed under the immediate supervision
of a competent person, and by persons trained and
experienced in the kind of work involved. A competent
person must certify that the scaffolding has been
erected in accordance with the code of practice and such
erected scaffolding must be signed off accordingly. It
is Sligo Borough Councils policy to ensure that public
safety is not compromised.
Licence Application Procedure:
A licence application form for the erection of
Scaffolding/Hoarding on the public Roadway may be
obtained at the City Hall, Quay Street, Sligo. Telephone
071-14400. All application forms must be accompanied by
a dimensioned sketch. The licensee is also required to
submit original insurance policy for Public Liability
insurance of €6.4 million and Employer liability
Insurance cover of €13 million indemnifying Sligo
Borough Council against any third party claims.
All applications must be accompanied by the appropriate
fee which will be refunded if a licence is not granted.
An application must be submitted to the Roads Department
at least seven working days prior to the proposed
erection of Scaffolding/Hoarding. Contractors are not
entitled to erect Scaffolding/Hoarding until a licence
has been granted.
Fees Payable:
The fee for a scaffolding/Hoarding licence is as
follows:
1) Processing & Inspection Fee:
€100 per Scaffolding/Hoarding Licence
2) Licence Fee:
€5 per Linear Metre, per week
3) Deposit:
(100% Refundable) €1,000 Minimum per Application
The fee for the loss of a marked car parking space per
week (or part of) shall be €36.00.The longitudinal
measurement of a car parking space will be taken as
being 5 metres.
Damage caused to the footway
If damage is caused to the footpath within the hoarded
area, Sligo Borough Council requires that the
replacement of the footpath be paid for in full as per
the Borough Councils standard schedule of charges.
Pre Inspection Photographs
The Borough Council requires that pre inspection
photographs be taken by the applicant of the footway
where it is intended to erect hoarding and that these
photographs be available to the Borough Council if
required.
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Sligo Borough Council,
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