Hi YOBR
The consultant who was involved in the construction of the extension should be able to issue you with the required cert, if you appointed one.
If you did not retain professional advice during the build, you will need to appoint an architect/engineer/surveyor now to do a planning check on the property, examine the site, and issue a cert based on this.
Ensure that the consultant you appoint has the required level of Professional Indemnity Insurance.
The builder is not oblidged to provide any certificate regarding planning unless this was specifically referred to when he was appointed. He is oblidged to confirm that he has constructed the extension in accordance with Building Regulations, but the confirmation he will issue in this regard will not suffice for the purposes you require it for, and is usually appended to your Architects Opinion on Compliance.
An architect will issue two certs, one relating to planning exemption, and one relating to building regulation compliance. You will find prices will vary somewhat, so shop around, its buyers market at the moment after all.
Request a category 5 declaration from your local authority. It will cost around €80 and will state the authority have no issue with the extension.
A Certificate of Exemption can only be issued by the LA, but is more akin to applying for PP as it requires maps and drawings and so on to be submitted. Therefore it's relatively costly.
It is my understanding that an architect/engineer can only issue a letter stating that it is his/her opinion that the extension is exempt, and cannot issue a Certificate of Exemption.
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