A construction project is only considered complete once a final inspection has been successfully approved.
A partial final inspection, or commissioning inspection, allows a building to be taken into use as the name suggests, but the building can only be registered as completed in official records once the final inspection has been successfully carried out. If you own a building for which the final inspection has not been performed, the matter must be resolved.
Where to start and what are the stages?
A building without a final inspection or an expired building permit always requires action from the property owner. Completing a project with an expired permit always requires a case-by-case overall assessment, and the process varies accordingly. Typically, completing an expired construction project consists of the following stages:
Gather all available material regarding your original permit and the associated site supervision.
Upload the documentation to the electronic service under your original permit.
Contact the building inspector for your area regarding the progress of the process.
The building inspector will make a decision on whether an external expert inspection is required.
Arrange for the external expert inspection to be carried out and complete any necessary construction work and investigations.
Add the external inspection statement to the electronic service.
Request an additional inspection to be conducted.
What factors does the progress of the process depend on?
The scope of official supervision (submitted commencement notices/meetings, other inspections, commissioning inspection/partial final inspection)
The level of documentation for construction work supervision (inspection minutes, inspection documents, photographs, statements, other documentation)
Specialist plans
Site manager notifications submitted to building supervision
The verifiability of construction work after the fact
The time elapsed since construction
The complexity and consequences of the construction project
Where can I obtain initial information?
Inspection documents completed on-site, other site documentation, and photographs
The original responsible site manager, other site managers, and contractors
The original designers of the building
The prefabricated house supplier or component supplier
Measurements, inventories, condition surveys, and structural openings performed at the building site
What costs are involved?
External expert inspection
Measurements, condition surveys, inspections, structural openings, etc.
Designer commissions
Construction work
Building supervision inspection fees, additional inspection (charge)
