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Castlebar Municipal District

Licences and Permits


Application Forms, Licences and Permits 

Casual Trading Permits 

  • Friday Farmers’ Market, Saturday Casual Trading, Event Casual Trading Application Form – Available HERE 

Residents Parking Permits 

  • Residents’ Parking Permits – Available HERE 
  • Residents’ Renewal Parking Permit – Available HERE

Rate Payers Parking Permit 

  • Rate Payers Parking Application Form – Available HERE

Parking Fine Appeal 

  • Parking Fine Appeal Form – Available HERE 

Licences 

Skip Licence 

If you intend on using a skip on a public road, you will need to apply to Castlebar Municipal District Office for a permit.   

To apply for a skip permit, please follow these steps: 

Print the Skip Application form HERE

Please complete the form and send it and the appropriate fee to Castlebar Municipal District Office at the following: 

Castlebar Area Office, Aras an Chontae, The Mall, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, F23 WF90

castlebarao@mayococo.ie 

The application should be accompanied by: 

  1. A public liability policy in the amount of €6.5 million with a specific indemnity for Mayo County Council.           

  2. The appropriate fee: 

  • For a period of one year €1,250. 
  • For a period of more than one year €1,250 per year or part of year. 
  • For a period of less than one year €125 per month or part of a month 

Hoarding & Scaffolding Licence 

Section 254 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 governs the issuing of a Hoarding, Fencing or Scaffolding Licence. Your Local Authority may grant a licence for the construction of hoarding, fencing or scaffolding on a public road.  If you wish to apply for such a licence, you will be required to submit plans, and or drawings as necessary.  

To apply for a scaffolding permit, please follow these steps: 

Print the Scaffolding Application form – Available HERE 

Please complete the form and send it and the appropriate fee to your local Municipal District Office at the following: 

Castlebar Area Office, Aras an Chontae, The Mall, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, F23 WF90 

castlebarao@mayococo.ie 

The application should be accompanied by: 

  1.  A public liability policy in the amount of €6.5 million with a specific indemnity for Mayo County Council.           

  2. The appropriate fee: 

  • For a period of one year €1,250. 
  • For a period of more than one year €1,250 per year or part of year. 
  • For a period of less than one year €125 per month or part of a month 

Temporary Signage Licence 

If you wish to erect a Temporary Sign to advertise an upcoming event you may apply to Castlebar Municipal District for same.  

  • Maximum of  2 signs allowed,  
  • Signage not permitted to be erected until you receive approval from this office, we will contact you once a decision is made. 
  • Signage only permitted to be erected 10 days prior to the event taking place and all signs must be taken down immediately after the event. 
  • Signs are not permitted to be erected on Traffic signs/lights or roundabouts. 

To apply for a Temporary Signage Licence, please follow these steps: 

Print the Temporary Signage Licence Form – Available HERE 

Please complete the form and send it and the appropriate fee to your local Municipal District Office at the following: 

Castlebar Area Office, Aras an Chontae, The Mall, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, F23 WF90

castlebarao@mayococo.ie 

The application should be accompanied by: 

  1. Appropriate Fee of €10.00 per sign (non-refundable). 
  2. Digital photograph/PDF of the sign with size/dimensions 
  3. If the sign is for a building, the Property Owner/Tenant must submit a digital photograph of the building façade indicating signage location 

Equipment on Road Licence 

If you wish to place equipment such as a cherry pick, crane etc. in a public place, you must apply for a licence by completing the application form and returning it to the Castlebar Municipal District Office. –Available HERE                                                                         

Road Opening Licence 

Mayo County Council wishes to advise the public that it is an offence to damage or excavate a public road without the prior consent of the council in the form of a Road Opening Licence. 

An application for a Road Opening Licence must be submitted online through the MapRoad Website which is administrated by the Road Management Office (RMO) 

For further details or to register for MapRoad, please go to www.rmo.ie/road-licensing.html 

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