Use this form to certify that a new or existing building where new building work has been carried out is ready to occupy.
Versions
Current
Certificate of Occupancy - Version 3 (1 October 2024) (MS Word Document 78.0 KB)
Published 01 October 2024
Historic
Certificate of Occupancy - Version 2 (31 July 2020) (MS Word Document 79.7 KB)
Published 31 July 2020
Certificate of Occupancy - Version 1 (1 July 2019) (MS Word Document 64.3 KB)
Published 01 July 2019
About this document
Use this form to certify that a building is suitable for occupation and complies with regulations after building work has been carried out.
A Certificate of Occupancy is issued by the relevant authority for building classes 1 – 9.
A certificate is not required for a Class 10 building under the Building Code.
An application must be accompanied by a written statement from the builder responsible for the work. It must say that work has been carried out in line with the relevant approval and where applicable, includes a Certificate of Compliance with Essential Safety Provisions (Form 2s).
A Certificate of Occupancy is an approved form for the purposes of issuing a Certificate of Occupancy under regulation 103(8) of the Planning, Development and Infrastructure (General) Regulations 2017.
