FAQs

A. Fee ScheduleService LodgementType Development Type Fee Lodgement of Plans, Elevations, Calculations, General Arrangement Drawings.

BCMS Portal Commercial & Residential Free Lodgement of ‘Signed Forms’ only (Presented at Local Authority offices, via courier or via post) Commercial & Residential €10.00

Lodgement of Plans, Elevations, Calculations, General Arrangement Drawings from USB Device or Optical Media (Presented at Local Authority offices, via courier or via post)

Commercial & Residential €20.00 Lodgement of Plans, Elevations, Calculations, General Arrangement Drawings (Presented at Local Authority offices, via courier or via post)

Residential - Extensions €40.00 Lodgement of Plans, Elevations, Calculations, General Arrangement Drawings (Presented at Local Authority offices, via courier or via post)

Residential – New Build €60.00 Per Unit Lodgement of Plans, Elevations, Drawings (Presented at Local Authority offices, via courier or via post) Commercial €80.00 Per Unit

Building Regulations are a set of legal requirements for the design and construction of new buildings, extensions and material alterations to and certain changes of use of existing buildings.

Building Regulations provide for, in relation to buildings, the health, safety and welfare of people, conservation of fuel and energy, and access for people with disabilities.

Yes, Commencement Notices can still be submitted at the offices of your local Building Control FAQs Authority. If required, the online assessment must still be carried out via the Building Control FAQs Management System

Can I submit my Commencement Notice Online?

Yes, a new national Building Control Management System (BCMS) is now in place.

Plans, specifications, particulars, and the preliminary inspection plan can be uploaded to the BCMS. In addition, the online assessment of the proposed approach to compliance with the Building Regulations is also done through the BCMS.

The BCMS will allow building owners nominate an Assigned Certifier, and a Builder for the development works. The BCMS will also allow the Owner, Assigned Certifier, and the Builder to fill out the required Notices and Certificates online. Each party must be registered with the BCMS to fill in or sign their respective parts.

No.  The additional requirements only apply to the following works:

Construction of a dwelling

Extension of a dwelling by more than 40 square metres.

Works which require a Fire Safety Certificate.

 

Commencement Notices are required for the following:

• the erection of a building;
• a material alteration of a building;
• an extension to a building
• a material change of use of a building;
• works in connection with the material alteration (excluding minor works) of a shop, office or industrial building where a Fire Safety Certificate is not required. A Commencement Notice is not required for:
• works or a change of use which requires neither planning permission, nor a Fire Safety Certificate

No. All Commencement Notices received by the Building Control FAQs Authority after the 1st March 2014 must comply with the new Regulations.

A 7 day notice is similar to a Commencement Notice and may be used for works, which require a Fire Safety Certificate, when the works need to start before the Certificate is granted.

It must be accompanied by a valid Fire Safety Certificate application and a Statutory Declaration.

After the 1st March 2014, the additional requirements which apply to commencement notices will also apply to 7 Day Notices.

The fee for a 7-Day Notice is €250 or €5.80 per square metre of applicable floor area (whichever is the greater). To lodge a Seven Day Notice log into https://www.nbco.localgov.ie/

Any Commencement Notice submitted after the 1st March 2014, which come within the scope of S.I 9 of 2014must fill out an online assessment of the proposed approach to compliance with the Building Regulations and be accompanied by the following:

• Certificate of Compliance (Design),
• Notice of Assignment of Person to Inspect and Certify Works (Assigned Certifier),
• Undertaking by Assigned Certifier,
• Notice of Assignment of Builder,
• Undertaking by builder General arrangement drawings for Building Control FAQs purposes – plans, sections and elevations;
• A schedule of design documents currently prepared or to be prepared at a later date,
• The preliminary inspection plan,
• Any other documents deemed appropriate by the Assigned Certifier.

For work coming within the scope of S.I. 9 of 2014, a Certificate of Compliance on Completion must be lodged with the Building Control FAQs Authority and placed on the public register before the building may be opened, occupied or used.

The Certificate must be signed by the Assigned Certifier and the Builder. It certifies that the building or works have been carried out in accordance with the Building Regulations.