Building standards performance figures

16 July 2026

Performance figures for Building Warrant applications received, processed and determined by the Building Standards Section this year.

Previous years' annual performance figures are also available.

Monthly performance figures
2025–2026Quarter 1Quarter 2Quarter 3Quarter 4
Building Warrants received (1) 199 196 163 194
Percentage of Building Warrant applications processed within 15 working days (2) 99% 99% 94% 100%
Percentage of Building Warrant applications processed within 20 working days (3)

100%

99%

98%

100%
Average number of days applications assessed within (3) 5 days 5 days 6 days 7 days
Building Warrants determined (4) 166 188 141 151
Percentage of Building Warrants determined within six days of receipt of all outstanding information (5) 96% 98% 91% 99%
Received Completion Certificate submissions (6) 305 218 172 173
Received Completion Certificate submissions inspected within an average number of days (6) 2 days 2 days 2 days 2 days
Percentage of Completion Certificates determined within three days of the final inspection (7) 90% 99% 94% 94%
Inspected Property complaints relating to enforcement (8)  32 40 29 38
Enforcement Notices issued in relation to unauthorised works or dangerous buildings (9) 6 7 5 9
Average time to determine Building Warrants  12 weeks 9 weeks 14 weeks 13 weeks

Key
Key numberDescription
1 Building Warrant applications received
2 Percentage of Building Warrant applications processed within 15 working days of being valid
3 Percentage of Building Warrant applications within 20 working days of being valid, and assessed within a number of average days
4 Building Warrant applications
5 Percentage of Building Warrants within six days of receipt of all outstanding information
6 Completion Certificate submissions which were inspected within an average of one day
7 Percentage of Completion Certificates within three days of the final inspection being carried out
8 Property Complaints relating to enforcement issues
9 Enforcement Notices in relation to unauthorised works or dangerous buildings

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