Welcome to the Building Control Management System (BCMS)
Important Notice-Christmas Closure Period for Commencement Notice, 7 Day Notice. Applications (Fire Safety Certificates, Disability Access Certificates, Dispensations and Relaxations) Submissions and the addition of Certificates of Compliance on Completion"
The BCMS will be closed to the submission of Commencement Notices, 7 Day Notices and Applications (including Further Information or Revised Information) and Certificates of Compliance on Completion from 23.59pm on Friday the 18th of December 2026 to 00:01am on Friday the 1st of January 2027.
Certificates of Compliance on Completion will not be added to the Register between 18th December 2026 and 1st January 2027, and you should bear this in mind when submitting a prior notification of completion (these must be notified 3 to 5 weeks before the closure date). Please liaise with your Local Building Control Authority if you have any queries, particularly in relation to the submission of 7 Day Notices and Certificates of Compliance on Completion.
BCMS Changes to Online Assessment
Completion of an online assessment, via the Building Control Management System (BCMS), of the proposed approach to compliance with the requirements of the Second Schedule to the Building Regulations is prescribed in the Building Control Regulations.
The BCMS Online Assessment is updated to reflect the current range of methods of construction and modern Building Materials/Products used in the building industry, to include " Standard Methods of Construction", plus an additional 5 categories of " Modern Methods of Construction" (MMC).
The existing questions:
“Type of Construction” & “Is the load-bearing structure pre-fabricated off-site?”is removed and replaced with the following linked questions:
“Main Method of Construction” and “Main Construction Material”The new Question
"Main Method of Construction" has a drop-down menu with the following options to choose from:
When "Main Method of Construction" is selected, the “Main Construction Material” question will populate with a drop-down menu of the Construction Materials used in that construction.
For example, if “MMC Category 2 2D Panelised” is chosen, the following "Main Construction Materials" can be selected from:
For more information, go to the resource page to check definitions of "Standard Construction" and the 5 categories of "Modern Methods of Construction" here: https://nbco.nbco.localgov.ie/modern-methods-construction-mmc-commencement-notices
If “Other” is selected, then a free Text box will appear where concise details of the proposed "Main Construction Material" can be entered.
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The National Building Control and Market Surveillance Office hosts CPD Events throughout the year.
To register for our next event check our Eventbrite page. The recordings of past presentations are available on our YouTube channel, these contain links to the PDFs of the presentation in the description.
The obligations for Specifiers, Designers, Builders, Certifiers and End Users, when drawing up specifications for aggregate concrete blocks, refer to the harmonised European Standard (EN 771-3) Advanced Search Results NSAI Store and specifically to the requirements of individual characteristics for the particular end use. Also refer to Standard Recommendation (S.R.) 325 Advanced Search Results NSAI Store and the Technical Guidance Documents Technical Guidance Documents.
About BCMS
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Welcome to the Building Control Management System (BCMS). A Commencement Notice is required to give notice to Building Control Authorities of the erection of buildings, or classes of buildings, or the carrying out of works, or classes of works, as may be specified in the regulations. A building or works may also require a Fire Safety Certificate Application, a Disability Access Certificate Application and/or a Certificate of Compliance on Completion. For specific works or buildings an application for a Dispensation from or a Relaxation of a requirement to the building regulations may be appropriate. Each Owner, Designer, Builder and Assigned Certifier must first register/sign up with the BCMS to make a submission or accept a role. S.I. 9 of 2014 recommends this BCMS site as the preferred means of electronic building control administration.
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