{"title":"Ashcroft building permits: when you need one and how to apply","question":"Do I need a building permit, and how do I apply?","slug":"building-permit","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"building-and-renovating","name":"Building, renovating and your property"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca"},"short_answer":"In Ashcroft you need a Village building permit for most construction, alteration, repair, moving or demolition of a building or structure, plus plumbing, fireplaces and chimneys. Single-storey accessory buildings under 20 m² and low unroofed decks are outside the building bylaw. Contact the Village office to apply.","aliases":["building permit ashcroft","do i need a permit ashcroft","apply for building permit ashcroft","ashcroft building bylaw"],"cost":"Based on the value of the work, plus a non-refundable $200 application fee that counts toward the permit fee. See the building-permit-fees answer.","how_long":"The bylaw and the Village website do not state a processing time. A permit expires if work is not begun within six months or not completed within two years of issue.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"601 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-453-9161"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"admin@ashcroftbc.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Building Regulations Bylaw 793 (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf"},{"title":"Building Information Request, Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/building-information-request/"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit-fees","title":"Ashcroft building permit fees","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/building-permit-fees/"},{"slug":"deck-shed-garage-permit","title":"Ashcroft permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Ashcroft zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Ashcroft secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/secondary-suite/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/cache-creek","name":"Cache Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/building-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/building-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/building-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/clinton","name":"Clinton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/building-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/building-permit/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/building-permit/"}],"topic":{"title":"Building permits in British Columbia: how to apply, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/building-permit/"},"facts":{"needed_for":{"label":"Needed for","value":"A permit is required whenever work regulated by the bylaw is done: construction, alteration, repair, moving or demolition of buildings and structures, plumbing, fireplaces and chimneys, a change of use, and retaining walls over 1.2 m. No one may start or continue construction or change a building's occupancy without a valid permit from a Building Official.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","section":"s. 6.1, 3.1(a), 1.5","quotes":["A permit is required whenever work regulated by this bylaw is to be undertaken.","commence or continue any construction or change the occupancy of any building or structure, or other work related to construction unless a Building Official has issued a valid permit for the work;","the design and construction of retaining walls where the difference in finish grade elevation is greater than 1.2 m (4 ft) in height;","the design, construction, or installation of fireplaces and chimneys."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"not_needed_for":{"label":"Not needed for","value":"The bylaw does not apply to: single-storey accessory buildings under 20 m² in building area; low-human-occupancy farm buildings under 600 m² on land assessed as Farm and used for a bona fide agricultural operation; unroofed decks by single or two-family dwellings if the deck surface is 600 mm or less above ground; and buildings exempted by Division A, Part 1 of the Building Code.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","section":"s. 1.6","quotes":["This bylaw does not apply to:","Single-storey accessory buildings less than 20 m2 (215 ft2) in building area;","Unroofed decks attached to or adjacent to single and two-family dwellings if the deck surface is 600 mm (24 in) or less above the adjacent ground level."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"how_to_apply":{"label":"How to apply","value":"Submit the application form prescribed by the Building Official, signed by the owner, with an owner's acknowledgment of responsibility, a title search and plans. The pages found do not describe an online portal; contact the Village office.","short":"Paper form to Village office; no portal","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","section":"s. 6.3, 9.1","quotes":["The Building Official shall prescribe, and may from time to time modify, the form of application for matters within the scope of this Bylaw;","be submitted to the Building Official in the form provided by the Building Official and signed by the owner, or a signing officer if the owner is a company;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"what_to_submit":{"label":"What to submit","value":"For a standard building: the signed application, the owner's acknowledgment, a title search issued within 30 days, scaled site plans tied to the legal survey (legal description, building locations from property lines, access, ground levels, easements), and building plans. Complex buildings need the same plus more; a survey, geotechnical or engineer's reports and letters of assurance may be required.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","section":"s. 9.1, 6.3, 6.5","quotes":["include a copy of a title search issued within 30 days of the date of the application;","include site plans drawn to suitable scale and referenced to the current registered legal survey for the subject property which shall show:","include building plans drawn to suitable scale showing sufficient information to determine substantial conformance with this bylaw","site or property plans, surveys, surveyor site certificates, geotechnical reports, building plans and specifications, utility information, engineering, site servicing information,"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"processing_time":{"label":"Processing time","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The Village's website does not state a permit processing time.","sources":[]},"inspections":{"label":"Inspections","value":"The owner or agent gives at least one working day's notice before work is covered up, and when work is finished for final inspection. An inspection requested outside normal office hours is charged at the time actually spent, including travel. A re-inspection charge applies after the second inspection.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","section":"s. 15.4, 17.4, 17.5","quotes":["The owner, or his or her agent, shall give a minimum of one working day notice of the following","an inspection charge shall be payable based on the time actually spent in making such inspection, including travel time.","for each inspection after the second inspection, a re- inspection charge as set out in Appendix \"A\" to this bylaw shall be paid prior to additional inspections being performed."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"contact":{"label":"Contact","value":"Village office, 601 Bancroft Street: 250-453-9161, admin@ashcroftbc.ca, Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Building Information Requests ($75 each) go to admin@ashcroftbc.ca.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/governance/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Ashcroft","section":"Contact Details","quotes":["### Call 250-453-9161 ### Fax 250-453-9664 ### Email admin@ashcroftbc.ca ### Visit 601 Bancroft Street"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/building-information-request/","title":"Building Information Request, Village of Ashcroft","section":"page","quotes":["Please contact the Village office for any BIR Requests via email"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-887-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887, 2026 (PDF)","section":"Schedule A","quotes":["Building Information Request (BIR) Per Request $ 75.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014 (consolidated to May 23, 2023).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","section":"title and s. 1.1","quotes":["The bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the \"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014.\"","Consolidated to May 23, 2023"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":8,"stated":7,"matched":7,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village of Ashcroft issues building permits under its [Building Regulations Bylaw 793](<https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf>). A permit is required whenever work regulated by the bylaw is done. No one may start or continue construction, or change a building's occupancy, without a valid permit from a Building Official.\n\nThe bylaw covers building and structures, plumbing, fireplaces and chimneys, and retaining walls over 1.2 m high. It does not apply to single-storey accessory buildings under 20 m², low-human-occupancy farm buildings under 600 m² on land assessed as Farm and used for farming, unroofed decks beside or attached to a single or two-family dwelling with a surface 600 mm or less above the ground, or buildings the Building Code exempts. Zoning setbacks still apply to exempt work.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Call or email the Village office before you apply to confirm what your project needs. The Village website does not describe an online portal.\n2. Fill in the application form the Building Official prescribes, signed by the owner, with the owner's acknowledgment of responsibility.\n3. Include a title search issued within 30 days, a scaled site plan tied to the legal survey (legal description, building locations from property lines, access, ground levels, easements) and building plans.\n4. Complex buildings may also need a survey, geotechnical or engineer's reports and letters of assurance.\n5. Pay the permit fee before the permit is issued.\n6. Give at least one working day's notice before work is covered up, and when it is finished for final inspection.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Inspections requested outside normal office hours are charged for the time actually spent, including travel. A re-inspection charge applies after the second inspection.\n- A Building Information Request (a file search on a property) costs $75; email admin@ashcroftbc.ca.\n- Bylaw 793 is posted as consolidated to May 23, 2023. Confirm with the Village that it is the current version.\n- The Village's pages do not name a building inspector or give an inspection booking line; use the office number above.","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Village-of-Ashcroft-Building-Regulations-Bylaw-No.793-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Building Regulations Bylaw 793, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to May 23, 2023)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/service/building-information-request/","title":"Building Information Request, Village of Ashcroft","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/governance/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Ashcroft","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-887-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 887, 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 8 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/building-permit/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/building-permit.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/building-permit.json"}}