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Building and Zoning Permits
Building and Zoning Permit Related Fees Can Now Be Paid Online
Fees can be paid by credit card or electronic fund transfer. Zoning, fence, sign and soil and erosion permit fees must be paid upon permit application submittal. For all other permits, the Building Department will contact you with the amount due and permit number(s).
Permit Application Submittal Process
Permit applications may be emailed to permits@willistown.pa.us. (Please put the property address in the subject line.) All applications are found in the Documents and Permits section below. You may mail hard copies to 688 Sugartown Road, Malvern, PA 19355. You may also drop off, in person, between the hours of 9:00 am - 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday. Outside these hours, hard copies may be placed in the drop boxes located in the front and back of the Township Building.
PLEASE NOTE: All residential permit applications that require drawings (a minimum of two) may be submitted in digital format, but one hard copy is still required to be submitted to be available at the work site.
Commercial permit applications require all plans to be prepared by a PA-registered design professional. A minimum of two sets of plans are required. One set may be digital and the other must be a hard copy. Every commercial permit application must have a Letter of Transmittal (LOT) that lists each and every item in the application. Each drawing must be itemized in the LOT. A fillable LOT is provided for applicants in the Documents and Permits section below.
Documents and Permits
- 2015 Energy Verification Forms
- Building Permit Application
***ALL building permits require a zoning permit.
See Chapter 139-113 of the Willistown Code - Conditional Use Application
- Contractor Registration
- Deduct Meter Permit Application
- Deduct Meter Purchase Form
- Demolition Permit Application
- Dumpster-Container Permit Application
- Electrical Permit Application
- Fee Schedule
- Fence Permit Application (for new fences or replacements)
- Fire Protection Permit Application
- Gas Piping System Form
- Generator Submission Guidelines
- Historical Review Application
- Inspection List
- Land Disturbance Worksheet (projects w/ LOD<4,999sqft
- Mechanical Permit Application
- Official Township Map
- Plumbing Permit Application
- Pool/Hot Tub/Spa Permit Application
- Road Occupancy/Driveway Permit Application
- Roofing Permit Application
- Sewer Connection Application (new connection)
- Sign Permit Application
- Sketch Plan Application
- Soil and Erosion & Stormwater Permit Application
- Solar Array Plan Review Requirements
- Subdivision and Land Development Application
- Tank Permit Application
- Tenant Information Form
- Tent Permit Application
- Well Meter Permit Application (For sewer users on well water)
- Zoning Hearing Board Application
- Zoning Map
- Zoning Permit Application
Building Department Additional Links
- Check Your Deck Consumer Checklist
- Pennsylvania Construction Code Act
- Do I need a Building Permit
- UCC 2018 International Codes Adoption
- Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) Permitting and Inspections
- Commercial Plan Review Process
- Residential Plan Submission Requirements
- Building Codes Enforced by Willistown Twp