Building Permits

Fee

Visit our fees and charges webpage for a breakdown of the fees for building in Port Hope. For assistance, contact the Building Division at 905-885-2431 or email us.

Application details

Make sure to include the following information along with your application:

• Address
• Type of project
• Description of the proposed work
• Applicant name and contact information
• Property owner's name and contact information (if different from applicant)
• Builder/contractor name and contact information
• All requirements outlined through the building permit design guides and requirements

• Construct a new building larger than 10 m2
• Renovate, repair or add to a building
• Demolish or remove all or a portion of a building
• Change a buildings use
• Install, change or remove partitions and load-bearing walls
• Make new openings for, or change the size of, doors and windows
• Build a garage, balcony, deck or enclose an existing deck
• Build a utility shed
• Excavate a basement or construct a foundation
• Install or modify any life safety or fire suppression system such as fire alarms, sprinkler or standpipe or fixed extinguishing systems
• Install or modify heating, plumbing, and air conditioning systems, fireplaces, fireplace inserts and woodstoves
• Install kitchen or bathroom cupboards with plumbing
• Reconstruct a chimney
• Build a roofless deck over 0.61 m in height that is not attached to a building
• Finish a basement or convert a room into a bedroom

• Replace existing, same-size doors and windows (subject to distance from property lines)
• Install siding on small residential building (subject to distance from property lines)
• Build a utility shed under 10 m2
• Re-shingle a roof (as long as there is no structural work)
• Install eavestrough (as long as drainage is contained on your property)
• Paint or decorate
• Reinstall kitchen or bathroom cupboards without plumbing
• Put up a fence (except around swimming pools)