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Fire safety certificate - Galway County Council
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This is the standard application made for all new buildings. This standard fee applies to this kind of application.
Guidance - Notes for applicants for a fire safety certificate
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This application is required in respect of works that have already been granted a Fire Safety certificate, but where significant revisions need to be made for reasons other than Fire Safety, for example: conditions attached to Planning Permission, and changes in design.
A 7 day notice should be submitted when works are proposed to be begin prior to the grant of the relevant Fire Safety Certificate. 7 Day notices should be submitted not less than 7 days prior to the commencement of works, and mus be accompanied by a valid Fire Safety Certificate Application and a Statutory Declaration that the works will comply fully with the application made and any conditions attached thereto with four months of the Certificate being issued.
If works or a change of use have already started or been carried out, you can no longer apply for a Fire Safety Certificate, you must apply for a Regulatisation Certiciate. This is similar to a Fire Safety Certificate, however the application must be accompanied by a Statutory Declaration that the works will comply fully with the application made and any conditions attached thereto with four months of the Certificate being issued.
Guidance - Notes for applicants for a regularisation certificate
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See below for downloadable tables detailing the Fee Structure for the relevant Fire Safety Certificate, 7 Day Notice Applications and Regularisation Certificates.
In accordance with the Building Control Act, a Fire Safety Certificate and a Disability Access Certificate may be required in relation to certain works including:
Works in connection with the design and construction of a new building.
Works in connection with the material alteration of:
1. A day centre
2. A building containing a flat
3. A hotel, hostel or guest building
4. An institutional building
5. A place of assembly
6. A shopping centre
Works in connection with the material alteration of a shop, office or industrial building where additional floor area is being provided within the existing building or where the building is being sub divided into a number of units for separate occupancy.
Works in connection with the extension of a building by more than 25 square metres.
A building as regards which a material change of use takes place.
Certain Exemptions apply. However, if you plan to carry out works or have carried out works you should check with your local Building Control Authority (Galway County Council or Galway City Council depending on the site location) or the prevention Section of Galway Fire & Rescue Service whether or not a Fire Safety Certificate or Disability Access Certificate is required. Since 1 January 2010 generally any works that require a Fire Safety Certificate also require a Disability Access Certificate.
