Building Standards - Documents and Forms

Building Warrant Application Pack 

You can download the appropriate document or form. 

• Application for Building Warrant (5 pages, 392 KB)
• Table of Fees (1 page, 28 KB)
• Guidance Notes 91 page, 69 KB)
• Form L (2009) Notice of Intention to use an Approved Certifier of Construction  for applications lodged after 4th January 2009

Other Documents and Application Forms 

You can download the appropriate document or form. 

• How to Apply for a Building Warrant  (2 pages, 47 KB) An information leaflet providing guidance on making an application for Building Warrant.
• Amendment of Building Warrant  (4 pages, 706 KB) for applications lodged on or after 1 May 2005
• Amendment of Building Warrant (4 pages, 46 KB) for applications lodged before 1 May 2005
• Completion Certificate where no Building Warrant Obtained  (4 pages, 1.11 MB) Submission. Use this form where building operations have been completed without a Building Warrant having been obtained.
• Extend Period of Validity of a Building Warrant  (1 page, 90.70KB) for applications applied for after 1st May 2005
• Extend Period of Validity of a Building Warrant  (1 page, - 85 KB) for applications applied for before 1st May 2005
• Completion Certification Submission (4 pages, 85 KB)
• Guidance on Electrical Installations (2 pages, 43 KB)
• Application for Completion Certificate   (1 page, 60 KB) for applications lodged prior 1 May 2005 only
• Form Q - Notice of Finalisation of Design Details (1 page, 66 KB)
• Form L  - Notice of Intention to use an Approved Certifier of Construction  (1 page, 68 KB) for applications lodged prior to 4th January 2009
• Alternative Solution Detail Sheet  (2 pages, 62 KB) for use when it is not proposed to design in accordance with the Technical Handbooks
• Request for Copy Document  (1 page, 78 KB) for use when requesting a copy of an existing document such as a Building Warrant or Completion Certificate.
• Application for Letter of Comfort (2 pages, 109 KB) this is a non statutory service that provides confirmation by the local authority that no enforcement action will take place where:

         a) work has been undertaken without a Building Warrant in excess of 10 years previous to the application being   made or

         b) where a Building warrant has been obtained but no Completion Certificate obtained.