New Homes or Cottages

You need to complete and submit a building permit application in order to build a home or cottage on your property.

You can review our Building Permit Guide for information on applicable laws and fees, and to access our Building Permit Application checklist. 

There is a $180 base fee plus the following additional fees as necessary:

• $1.44 per square foot for residential dwellings and additions
• $0.44 per square foot of unfinished basement or crawlspace
• $0.90 per square foot of finished basement or crawlspace
• $0.44 per square foot for docks and decks
• $0.55 per square foot for an accessory building such as a garage, shed, gazebo or boat port

A fee of $12.50 per fixture will apply for any new or modified plumbing fixture.

Fees are indexed on January 1 of each year. 

Building permit checklist

Please include the following information with your application:

• Building Permit Application form
• Schedule 1 (Designer form)
• site plan (view a sample site plan)
• digital construction drawings (as PDF files)
• engineered lot grading plan (as a PDF file)
• construction drawings (as PDF files)
• letter of authorization (if applicable)
• Mechanical ventilation (HVAC) form (includes heat loss/gain, layout, calculations)
• Energy Efficiency Design Summary form
• sewage system design flow specifications (if applicable)
• sewage system plan view (if applicable)
• Schedule 2 (if applicable)
• any applicable approvals (Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry, Trent-Severn Waterway)

Files are preferred in PDF. Email your completed application to the Permit Coordinator.