One of the primary reasons for delays in obtaining a building permit come from clients submitting insufficient or incomplete plans. Here’s what our inspectors will require – in general – for various projects. Note that scale drawings of all projects are required by provincial law. Decks,…
This site's main content has been combined with the new SNBSC main website, snbsc.ca under Planning & Building Services. All content previously available here can be found there, with the exception of the Inspector's Notebook. This site will now serve as the blog, or Inspectors…
One of the things our planning department likes to see (or requires, depending on the size of the project) is a plan. A scale drawing of all construction projects is required (unless it's something simple). Our office requires submission of .pdf drawings for all non-residential buildings. …
A common misconception about permits is that they only required when you are constructing some kind of substantial building, like a large house. In New Brunswick, building permits are required for any commercial building, any dwelling over 625 sq. ft., and any garage or outbuilding over 592…
It’s a busy time of year, and not surprisingly, people want to get started on projects as soon as possible. But before you start your building permit application, make sure you have all the information needed for our staff to begin working on it. Every…