Building permits — Brighton, Ontario

Do I need a building permit? What does it cost?

In the Municipality of Brighton, Ontario, building permit rules are set by By-law 103-2024 - 2025 Planning and Building Fees and Charges By-law, verified 2026-09-21. Permit fees: per square foot, per $1,000.00 building value, flat rates, or minimum fees; e.g. residential dwellings $1.50 per square foot, minimum $1,900.00. Fees set in: Schedules F and G attached to this By-law. Administered by: Building Department, Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton.

By-law 103-2024 - 2025 Planning and Building Fees and Charges By-law adopted bylaw
permit required for Residential dwellings and additions, residential accessory buildings, new commercial/industrial/institutional buildings, renovations, decks, chimneys, woodstoves, pools, agricultural buildings, change of use, demolition. Schedule G
fee basis per square foot, per $1,000.00 building value, flat rates, or minimum fees; e.g. residential dwellings $1.50 per square foot, minimum $1,900.00 Schedule G
fees location Schedules F and G attached to this By-law 1.
authority Building Department, Corporation of the Municipality of Brighton Schedule G
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Municipality of Brighton By-law 103-2024 establishing 2025 planning and building fees and charges.

Machine-readable: building-permits.json · Official website: http://www.brighton.ca/ · Last verified 2026-09-21 · Building permits across Ontario · Building permits in other municipalities