{"id":11700,"date":"2026-05-01T10:38:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T13:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/?page_id=11700"},"modified":"2026-05-01T12:36:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T15:36:24","slug":"certificate-of-completion-and-occupancy-requests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/index.php\/certificate-of-completion-and-occupancy-requests\/","title":{"rendered":"Certificate of Completion and Occupancy Requests"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11700\" class=\"elementor elementor-11700\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ec5ed0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ec5ed0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69a106e\" data-id=\"69a106e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34bf427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34bf427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Certificate of Completion and Occupancy Requests<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b09cd08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b09cd08\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc27f5e\" data-id=\"cc27f5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9aafd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9aafd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For any Permits issued after May 4th, 2026, your Certificate of Completion and Occupancy requests can be submitted online, directly via your CSS account.\u00a0<\/p><p>For previously issued Permits, we will still accept certificate requests using the form included in the Permit documents you received when the Permit was issued.\u00a0<\/p><p>However, as of September 1st, 2026 we will stop accepting those request forms and all requests for certificates <strong>must<\/strong> be submitted via the CSS.\u00a0<\/p><p>A Certificate of Completion and Occupancy must be issued before a development can be brought into operation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7983d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7983d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65f4817\" data-id=\"65f4817\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900a7a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"900a7a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Submit a Request<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1a8815 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1a8815\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de2712c\" data-id=\"de2712c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86f97bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86f97bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a01. Log into your <a href=\"https:\/\/governmentofbermuda-energov.tylerhost.ca\/apps\/selfservice#\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Customer Self Service (CSS)<\/strong><\/a> account<\/p><p>2. Use the Permit Reference number (eg. &#8216;B0001-26&#8217;) to search for your Permit<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 160px;\"><em>OR<\/em><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Find the permit on your &#8216;My Work&#8217; page.<\/p><p>3. Open the Permit and click on <strong>Sub-Records<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p>4. Find the option to Apply for a Partial or a Final Certificate.<\/p><p><em>(If you do not see the option to apply for the certificate that you want, please contact us at planningfrontdesk@gov.bm or call 297-7756.)<\/em><\/p><p>5. Follow instructions provided to complete the request.<\/p><h5><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">A Partial Certificate request will incur a fee of $50, in accordance with Government Fees Amendment Regulations 2018.\u00a0<\/span><\/h5><div>An invoice will be sent to you shortly after you have submitted your Partial Certificate request.\u00a0<\/div><p>If you <strong>do not<\/strong> receive that invoice, please contact us at planningfrontdesk@gov.bm.\u00a0<\/p><div><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">There is NO FEE for a Final Certificate request.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9aa386e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9aa386e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc7da3c\" data-id=\"dc7da3c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-415f48d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"415f48d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Please click on the images below as further guidance to the steps above.\u00a0<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-843bbd8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"843bbd8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a0d1a2\" data-id=\"3a0d1a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec3275 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"7ec3275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Certificate Steps\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 4\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7ec3275\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Cert Request Step 1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTE3ODcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9wbGFubmluZy5nb3YuYm1cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA0XC9DZXJ0LVJlcXVlc3QtU3RlcC0xLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjdlYzMyNzUifQ%3D%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cert-Request-Step-1.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/planning.gov.bm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cert-Request-Step-1-200x120.jpg\" alt=\"STEP 1 - 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