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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, June 11, 2018

QUESTION NO.14

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

To ask the Chief Executive to confirm whether planning permission is required to erect large banner type advertising signs on the facades of buildings and in responding will he highlight any exemptions whether temporary or otherwise which might exist and will he note that in some instances entire buildings have been “wrapped" in these types of banners.

REPLY:

Planning permission is usually required to erect large banner type advertising signs on the facades of buildings. While some exemptions can apply to such advertising, these relate to the size and positioning of the advertisement, not whether it is intended to be a temporary installation. In general, exempted banner advertising can be up to 0.3 square metres per metre of frontage, less the area of freestanding advertisements while subject to a maximum size of 5 square metres. 

The Planning Authority investigates all complaints alleging a breach of these exemptions.