Commencement Notice for Development

Brief Explanatory Note

Commencement Notices are required for the following development:

• The erection of a building
• The material alteration or extension of a building.
• Material change of use of a building.

To ensure that the Commencement Notice is valid, the Notice must be submitted to the Building Control Authority -(Limerick City Council, Fire Prevention and Building Control Section):

• Not less than fourteen days and not more than twenty eight days before commencement of work or the making of a 'material change of use'
• Accompanied by the correct fee. (See below).
• On the prescribed form that is fully completed

  Commencement Notice Form (MS Word - 33 Kb | PDF - 114 Kb)
    Notice to a Building Control Authority pursuant to Part II of the Building Control Regulations, 1997

Commencement Notice Fees

Commencement Notice Fees are:
€30 or where the proposed works or material change of use relate to more than one building, €30 per building. Examples:

• 2 adjoining terraced houses are taken to be 2 buildings.
• A block of apartments is taken to be one building.

Fee for dispensation from or relaxation of

Fee for dispensation from or relaxation of commencement notice requirement is:

• €125 for a domestic dwelling.
• €250 for a commercial development

The correct fee must be submitted with the Commencement Notice, otherwise the Notice is deemed to be invalid.

Contact

All enquires should be directed to the:

Fire Prevention & Building Control Section,
Fire Station,
Mulgrave Street,
Limerick.
Tel. No. 061-407100 / 061-316107
Fax. No. 061-209073