Building Control Regulation Fees
The following processes can require payment of fees:
- Commencement Notice.
- Application for a Fire Safety Certificate, a Revised Fire Safety Certificate, a Regularisation Certificate, a Disability Access Certificate, a Revised Disability Access Certificate or the submission of a 7 Day notice.
- Application for a dispensation from, or a relaxation of, any requirement of the Building Regulations.
- Providing a copy of an entry into the register.
- Providing a copy of a Fire Safety Certificate, a Revised Fire Safety Certificate, a Regularisation Certificate, a Disability Access Certificate, a Revised Disability Access Certificate or a 7 Day notice.
- Providing a copy of a document which indicates that a Dispensation or a Relaxation has been granted.
Fee Exemption Regulations
Article 22 of the Building Control Regulations 1997, S.I. No. 496 of 1997 (as amended) details that a fee shall not be payable to a Building Control Authority under these Regulations where the authority is of the opinion that:
- in the case of a voluntary organisation, the building concerned is not to be used mainly for profit or gain.
- in the case of a body standing approved of for the purposes of section 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992 (No. 18 of 1992), the building concerned is not to be used mainly for profit or gain.
- in the case of a primary school, the maximum number of mainstream teachers employed is or will be 4 or less.
Request for Fee Exemption
In order for Kildare County Council to process a request for a fee exemption, the onus is on the applicant to provide certain information and supporting documentation to justify that the organisation is either a voluntary organisation, an approved housing body or a primary school with maximum amount of mainstream teachers of not more than 4. Please use the form linked below to apply for a fee exemption.