How many days will it take to get Compliance certificate on completion

datasag · 11-03-2025 10:58PM #1

Hello All,

I am buying a new house.

My mortgage is disbursed and sitting with solicitors.

The closing documents like Compliance certificate on completion from council and planning commission is pending. It's Ben more than three weeks.

How many days does it take usually?

Is it fine to get keys without them ?

DOCARCH · 12-03-2025 06:48AM

From experince, once all paperwork is submitted it usually only takes the council a couple of days to issue CoCoC. IIRC statutory max. is 28 days for council to issue CoCoC.

As to gettiing keys/occupying the house, in theory, it is not permitted until the CoCoC is issued.

Gumbo · 12-03-2025 06:23PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058402149/how-many-days-will-it-take-to-get-compliance-certificate-on-completion

Sounds like your builder is leading you on.
Once all the docs are submitted to the BCMS for the CoCoC, the council have max 21 days to issue it or request further info.

Planning is irrelevant. The council do not issue anything in this.

Sounds like your builder is passing the blame for their delays.

Wildly Boaring · 12-03-2025 06:28PM

Communication is a terrible thing.

Planning commission is not a thing.

The council don't issue cert of completion.

The architect should issue opinion of compliance with planning if needed.

The Assigned Certifier issues the completion cert. This is uploaded to the BCMS and the council have max 21 days to validate. Seen it done in a day. Seen it take 20.

wassie · 13-03-2025 10:35PM

Yep. Depends very much also on which Council you are dealing with also. Houses in estates are usually completed in batches also, so it wont be one house for which validation is being sought, generally its more like several to a dozen (but can be more) at a time.

Also if there are any outstanding granted planning conditions that require to be cleared by Council prior to occupation, then Building Control will not validate a completion until these are cleared first.

Is it fine to get keys without them ?

A building cannot be legally occupied until the applicable CoCoC has been validated by Building Control. So you can get the keys, you just cant move in until this happens.

Gumbo · 13-03-2025 10:43PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123262390#Comment_123262390

Also, solicitor wont release funds unto CoCoC is in placed. Which means buyer wont get keys.

datasag · 15-03-2025 04:11PM

Thanks all.

We contacted the council asking same.

They confirmed Builder has not submitted the CCC to them to process.

I did ask the builder about the same but he is not replying and their solicitor is also dodging the calls.

Our solicitor is telling that she can not do anything we have to directly contact the builder to get these . Which leaves us with no idea how to get the things done here.

Builder is like we have legally 18 months to finish the sale and all . Not responding properly

What are the ways here to get the proper reply from builder and get the documents sooner.

Please someone suggest solutions.

Thanks in advance.

wassie · 15-03-2025 06:09PM

You haven't actually said what stage the house is - I assume its completed?

datasag · 15-03-2025 07:01PM

Yes it is completed. All snagging is done. All the work is completed. Once all this is done we moved to mortgage withdrawal stage . There in closing documents pack the CCC are missing

muffler · 15-03-2025 08:45PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123267734#Comment_123267734

If you have a solicitor acting on your behalf then thats what they should be doing ..…. acting on your behalf.

Wildly Boaring · 15-03-2025 11:54PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123267734#Comment_123267734

I'm AC on a coupe of estates.

The builders often wait to complete 5 or 6 houses at once. And I often hold to issue a group onto the BCMS. The council won't thank you for putting a pile of individual uploads.

To be fair Irish Water will usually put water on to a few at once. So the commissioning tends to follow through as a group and then final inspections as a group etc etc.

But when a purchaser puts pressure on a builder I often do an upload for a pair of semi-ds. Particularly if it sounds like there's a risk to a mortgage. A bird in the hand and all that.

Your solicitor needs to push them.....

Gumbo · 16-03-2025 12:17AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123268582#Comment_123268582

was just about to post same.
also, road access etc

The house may be complete but complaint access to the dwelling, site segregation from the completed units etc

datasag · 16-03-2025 02:17AM

As mentioned the roads, water electricity everything available and builder has already given keys to the houses next to mine . Almost 15 houses and people have started to live there.

Thank you all for the responses. Will ask the solicitor to push the builder solicitor.

geezer92 · 12-09-2025 11:04AM

Hi Folks

Currently having similar issues as OP regarding Validation of Certs from the council. The builders have told us they have submitted all the certs, is there a way to find this out online? Failing that, can I just give the Council a call and ask them if they have been submitted?
We are approaching our loan offer expiry date so ideally we’d like to get this put to bed asap before seeking an extension. Any help or tips would be great

Thanks

Wildly Boaring · 12-09-2025 08:58PM

Council have 21 days max to validate on building control management system.

No way to check status unless youre the AC.

No harm in ringing council building control and pleading a bit.

Rare that a council takes the 21 days on housing.

Unfortunately if your AC or builder made any mistakes the council can delay. Very rare on housing.

What council?

wassie · 12-09-2025 10:10PM

Ask the Assigned Certifier if you know who it is.

If not, ask the builder to provide the Certificate of Compliance on Completion (CCC) submission number - you can then ring Council Building Control with that number (they are not obliged to update you though) and ask the status.

When the Assigned Certifier submits the CCC to Council, their Building Control Management System (BCMS) automatically generates this number along with an email to the Builder, Assigned Certifier and Owner (of the development).

If they cant give you these simple details, then I would be suspect whether a CCC has actually been submitted.

How many days will it take to get Compliance certificate on completion

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