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To ensure that the Council
can consider the issue of a Completion Certificate,
notice of all the relevant stages of work applicable to the
job must be given, i.e:
1. Commencement of work on site.
2. Excavation for foundations (before
the concrete is laid).
3. Foundation concrete (before
concrete is covered over).
4. DPC (before concrete is covered
over).
5. Oversite material, including DPM
(before concrete is laid over the site).
6. Inspection of drain or sewer
(before they are covered over).
7. Testing of drain or sewer (after
they are backfilled).
8. Occupation of the building.
9. Completion of the building
work.
In addition to the above, it is
recommended that notice is also given that the soil/vent/waste
pipes are ready for test, and notice of any steelwork, including
reinforcement, before it is covered over.
Completion Certificates
The Building Regulations 2000 provide
for the issue, by the Local Authority, of Completion Certificates
where work has been carried out and completed under the Building
Regulations satisfactorily.
A completion certificate will only be
issued where the relevant stages of work have been notified to the
Council, and the work has been inspected by a Building Control
Officer and found to be satisfactory. Failure to have the work
inspected will mean the Council is unable to issue a Completion
Certificate.
Late applications
Many requests for Completion
Certificates are received several years after the work has been
completed. For obvious reasons, this can lead to difficulties,
especially when selling the property. The Council is unlikely to
give a Completion Certificate, unless a request to do so has been
received at the same time as the full plans application has been
deposited.
Should you require further information
on this or any other matter regarding the Building Regulations,
please do not hesitate to contact any member
of the Building control section.
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