Applying for a code compliance certificate

Why you need a code compliance certificate

A code compliance certificate (also known as a CCC) is the evidence that building work meets the Building Code and matches the building consent. 

You may need a CCC when you're:

• selling your home
• applying for loans or other financing
• applying for insurance.

When to apply

Apply for your CCC:

• when building work is finished
• before booking your final inspection.

We recommend finishing your building work and applying for your CCC within 24 months of your building consent being granted. If you need more time to finish your building work, you must apply for an extension of time.

How to apply

1. Collect your documents and certificates

As part of your application, you'll need to include copies of all the documents and certificates you've collected from your contractors.

You'll also need to provide evidence of ownership that's less than 3 months old. This could be a record of title, lease, or sale and purchase agreement.

Documents and certificates to collect

2. Complete the form

Application for code compliance certificate (396KB PDF)

3. Submit your application

You don't need to pay a fee when you apply for your CCC – the fee was included in what you paid with your building consent application.

Building consent fees

4. Book your final inspection

Once your documentation is submitted, you can book your final inspections. The inspections required are listed on your building consent document.

Building inspections

5. The building work is assessed

Once your complete application has been received, the statutory clock of 20 working days for processing begins. The statutory clock may be stopped if a request for information (RFI) is made. The statutory clock does not restart until all of the information requested in an RFI has been received. We will make a decision on whether to issue or refuse your Code Compliance Certificate (CCC) within 20 working days. 

Your application will take longer if:

• you haven't supplied all the required documents
• we need more information
• there are extra fees you need to pay.

6. The CCC is issued

We'll issue your CCC as long as we're satisfied that:

• the building work complies with the building consent
• any specified systems being altered or added are capable of performing to the performance standards set out in the building consent.

The CCC will be recorded in land information memoranda (LIMs) and property reports for your property.