How to lodge a Commencement Notice and Opt Out under SI365 of 2015

Gumbo

This may help some.

How to submit a Commencement Notice under S.I. 365 of 2015.

Due to the fact that the BCMS system has not been updated to take account of the new S.I. the following shall be the procedure in the interim period if you wish to make an “opt-out” Commencement Notice submission:
The creator starts a "Short Form" (or “Commencement Notice without Documentation”) on the online BCMS.
 In the Description Field write “Opt Out – Construction of…etc” – this will identify it as an “Opt-out” application until the BCMS system has been updated.
Complete the “online assessment” on the BCMS of the proposed approach to compliance with the requirements of the Second Schedule to the Building Regulations.
The owner, builder and designer all accept their roles on the BCMS.
The Commencement Notice form is downloaded and the owner checks that all the sections are completed and signs it.
The Declaration of Intent to Opt Out of Statutory Certification document is downloaded and the owner checks that all the sections are completed and signs it.
The Assignment of Builder form is downloaded and the owner checks that that all the sections are completed and signs it.
The Commencement Notice form is uploaded as “Commencement Notice”.
The General Arrangement Drawings (including plans, sections, elevations and any other relevant drawings) are uploaded. They should be put in as “Supporting Docs”.
The Declaration of Intent to Opt Out of Statutory Certification document is uploaded as a “Supporting Doc”.
The Assignment of Builder form is uploaded as a “Supporting Doc”.
The creator then pays the fee online, and submits the Notice via the BCMS.

Note: The creator should download the Commencement Notice form, Declaration of Intent to Opt Out of Statutory Certification and Assignment of Builder form from the BCMS, but if there are any technical problems in doing so, it is acceptable to print out the templates provided in the Building Control Regulations instead and to complete and upload them.

stickybookmark

At the self build trade show last weekend John Corless gave a talk on this issue and he said that the new commencement notice (which incidentally the Self Build magazine stall were willing to commit to a date on: their flier said it would be online on 30th Sept) on the BCMS would not include having to name the Builder. He was saying that previous to Bcar you didn't have to name the builder and it's going to go back to that now in the new commencement notice. However in the interim measure you've described here, the Builder does have to be named

Gumbo

The builder can be the home owner.

I wouldn't expect an update to the BCMS until at least 2 weeks.
DCC will be trialling the new module soon enough as we are the biggest LA.

stickybookmark

kceire wrote: »

The builder can be the home owner.

No that's not what he said (although of course that is the case when it's a self-build). He said in cases where there is a builder, under post 1st Sep 2015 rules that builder will not need to be named
Maybe he was talking through his rear end then

Strolling Bones

stickybookmark wrote: »

Maybe he was talking through his rear end then

If so he would be the rare exception.

This issue has been charecterised throughout for years by clarity and certainty.

Gumbo

stickybookmark wrote: »

No that's not what he said (although of course that is the case when it's a self-build). He said in cases where there is a builder, under post 1st Sep 2015 rules that builder will not need to be named
Maybe he was talking through his rear end then

Well I'll tell you from direct inside experience.
If there's a builder appointed, he has to be named.if it's a self build, you can nominate the home owner.

That's the way DCC Will be accepting them.