Note

The application forms and guidance notes on this site are continually being updated with regard to the Buiding (Scotland) Act 2003, which came into force on the 1st May 2005

Application forms and guidance notes relating to the 1959 Act (applications made before 1st May 2005) have the suffix '59 Act' added to the link.

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Form Details

Forms: 2003 Act

Building Warrant Application Form   PDF   60kb  (4 pages)

Amendment to Building Warrant Form   PDF   52kb  (3 pages)

Notice of intention to use an approved Certifier of Construction   PDF   30kb  (1 page)

Application for Discharge or Variation of a Continuing Requirement

Application to extend period of validity of Building Warrant   PDF   37kb   (2 pages)

Application to extend period of use of limited-life building   PDF   39kb   (2 pages)

Application for Temporary Occupation or use   PDF   38kb   (2 pages)

Completion Certificate - Submission  PDF   47kb  (4 pages)

Completion Certificate Submission for building warrant applications lodged before 1st May 2007

Completion Certificate where no building warrant obtained - submission  PDF   52kb  (4 pages)

Notice of finalisation of structural details PDF 12kb (1 Page)

Forms: 1959 Act

Application for Amendment to Building Warrant   59 Act   PDF   38kb   (2 pages)

Amendment to Building Warrant for Staged Applications      59 Act  PDF

Application for extension of period of a Building Warrant      59 Act   PDF

Application for temporary Occupation / use      59 Act   PDF

Application for Certificate of Completion      59 Act   PDF

Compliance Certificate of Electrical Installation      59 Act   PDF

Application for Relaxation      59 Act   PDF

Structural Design Certificate for new buildings     59 Act   PDF 

Structural Design Certificate for existing buildings      59 Act   PDF

General Forms

Application for a Letter of Comfort   PDF   33kb  (1 page)

Application for erection and use of a raised structure.   PDF   54kb  (3 pages)

Application for Document /Plan Search  PDF   35kb  (1 page)

Application for Certificate of Suitability   PDF   40kb  (1 page)

Guidance Notes

Building Warrant Application - Guidance Notes and Fees   PDF   73kb  (4 pages)

How to apply for a Building Warrant - Guidance for Domestic Applications   PDF   31kb  (2 pages)

Domestic building works where no Building Warrant is required   PDF   33kb  (2 pages)

Letters of Comfort - Guidance Notes   PDF   32kb  (2 pages)

How to Make a Complaint to Building Control  PDF   17kb  (3 pages)

Submission of Structural Calculations with Building Warrant Applications