---
title: "Building and Renovating in Brock, Ontario"
url: "https://www.jarviscontracting.ca/areas/brock"
description: "Permit fees, development charges, additional unit rules and the conservation authority in Brock, Ontario, each linked to its source and dated."
publisher: "Jarvis Contracting"
---
# Building and renovating in Brock

Permit fees, development charges, additional unit rules and the conservation authority in Brock, Ontario, each linked to its source and dated.

- Municipality: Township of Brock
- Region: [Durham Region](https://www.jarviscontracting.ca/areas/durham-region)
- Includes: Beaverton, Cannington, Sunderland
- Facts checked: 2026-10-05

## What Jarvis Contracting builds in Brock

- [Home additions](https://www.jarviscontracting.ca/home-additions)
- [Second-storey additions](https://www.jarviscontracting.ca/second-storey-additions)
- [Basement renovations](https://www.jarviscontracting.ca/basement-renovations)
- [Whole-home renovations](https://www.jarviscontracting.ca/whole-home-renovations)

## Applying for a permit in Brock

| Item | What applies | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where to apply | Cloudpermit (ca.cloudpermit.com/townshipofbrock) | [www.townshipofbrock.ca](https://www.townshipofbrock.ca/building-and-business-development/building-and-renovating/building-permits/) | 2026-10-05 |
| Building department | Township of Brock: building and renovating | [www.townshipofbrock.ca](https://www.townshipofbrock.ca/building-and-business-development/building-and-renovating/) | 2026-10-05 |
| Phone | 705-432-2355 ext. 230 | [www.townshipofbrock.ca](https://www.townshipofbrock.ca/building-and-business-development/building-and-renovating/building-permits/) | 2026-10-05 |
| Email | building@brock.ca | [www.townshipofbrock.ca](https://www.townshipofbrock.ca/building-and-business-development/building-and-renovating/building-permits/) | 2026-10-05 |
| Fee by-law | Building By-law 3308-2024, Schedule A (2026 column; 2027 and 2028 also scheduled) | [media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/3m2jgjpx/schedule-a-2026-fees-web.pdf) | 2026-10-05 |
| Local service level | Committee of Adjustment process about two months | [www.townshipofbrock.ca](https://www.townshipofbrock.ca/building-and-business-development/planning-and-development/committee-of-adjustment/) | 2026-10-05 |
| Permit decision time (Ontario) | 10 days for a house where no dwelling unit is located above another dwelling unit (except retirement homes), and for a detached structure serving it up to 55 m² building area | [www.publications.gov.on.ca](https://www.publications.gov.on.ca/301880) | 2026-10-05 |

## Building permit fees

| Item | What applies | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| New house permit fee | $19.90 per m2 | [media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/3m2jgjpx/schedule-a-2026-fees-web.pdf) | 2026-10-05 |
| Addition permit fee | $19.90 per m2 | [media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/3m2jgjpx/schedule-a-2026-fees-web.pdf) | 2026-10-05 |
| Interior alteration permit fee | $9.48 per m2 | [media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/3m2jgjpx/schedule-a-2026-fees-web.pdf) | 2026-10-05 |
| Basement finish permit fee | $9.48 per m2 | [media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/3m2jgjpx/schedule-a-2026-fees-web.pdf) | 2026-10-05 |
| Additional residential unit permit fee | $14.92 per m2 | [media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/3m2jgjpx/schedule-a-2026-fees-web.pdf) | 2026-10-05 |
| Accessory building permit fee | $9.87 per m2 | [media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/3m2jgjpx/schedule-a-2026-fees-web.pdf) | 2026-10-05 |
| Deck | $6.61 per m2 | [media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/3m2jgjpx/schedule-a-2026-fees-web.pdf) | 2026-10-05 |
| Minimum permit fee | $330.33 flat | [media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/3m2jgjpx/schedule-a-2026-fees-web.pdf) | 2026-10-05 |
| Plumbing, per fixture | $13.64 per fixture | [media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/3m2jgjpx/schedule-a-2026-fees-web.pdf) | 2026-10-05 |
| HVAC | $194.65 flat | [media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/3m2jgjpx/schedule-a-2026-fees-web.pdf) | 2026-10-05 |
| Below-grade entrance | $660.65 each | [media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/3m2jgjpx/schedule-a-2026-fees-web.pdf) | 2026-10-05 |
| Demolition | $265.30 flat | [media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/3m2jgjpx/schedule-a-2026-fees-web.pdf) | 2026-10-05 |
| Work started without a permit | Fee doubled when work starts without a permit | [media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/3m2jgjpx/schedule-a-2026-fees-web.pdf) | 2026-10-05 |
| New Single-Family Dwelling (no more than 2 units) | $3,500 lot grading deposit | [media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/3m2jgjpx/schedule-a-2026-fees-web.pdf) | 2026-10-05 |

Fees as the municipality's 2026 schedule prints them. A rate with no single number shows the rule instead.

## Development charges on a new house

| Item | What applies | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brock (municipal) | $33,521 | [www.townshipofbrock.ca](https://www.townshipofbrock.ca/building-and-business-development/planning-and-development/development-charges/) | 2026-10-05 |
| Durham Region (regional) | $76,227 | [www.townshipofbrock.ca](https://www.townshipofbrock.ca/building-and-business-development/planning-and-development/development-charges/) | 2026-10-05 |
| School boards (education) | $7,535 | [www.townshipofbrock.ca](https://www.townshipofbrock.ca/building-and-business-development/planning-and-development/development-charges/) | 2026-10-05 |
| Total, as published | $117,283 | [www.townshipofbrock.ca](https://www.townshipofbrock.ca/building-and-business-development/planning-and-development/development-charges/) | 2026-10-05 |
| Additional units | Second and third units and one ancillary-building unit exempt per DCA s.2(3)-(3.3) | [media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/455bwlvp/3274-2024-development-charges-bylaw-accessible.pdf) | 2026-10-05 |
| Note | Bill 17: from Nov 3, 2025, non-rental residential DCs are due before occupancy, not at permit; EDCs still due at permit | [www.townshipofbrock.ca](https://www.townshipofbrock.ca/building-and-business-development/planning-and-development/development-charges/) | 2026-10-05 |
| Additions to an existing house (Ontario) | Enlarging an existing residential unit (e.g., an addition) does not trigger development charges | [www.ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/97d27) | 2026-10-05 |
| When charges are paid (Ontario) | Since Nov 3, 2025, DCs on residential development (other than rental) are paid in full at the earlier of occupancy permit issuance or first occupancy, instead of at building permit | [www.ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/97d27) | 2026-10-05 |

Per single or semi-detached house, rates as of 2026-07-01 (2026-07-01 (township/region); education indexed May 1).

## Zoning and minor variances

| Item | What applies | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning by-law | Zoning By-law 287-78-PL (text amended to March 2026; maps to August 2019) | [www.townshipofbrock.ca](https://www.townshipofbrock.ca/building-and-business-development/planning-and-development/zoning/) | 2026-10-05 |
| Lot coverage (typical residential zone) | 40% (permanent single-family dwelling in R1/R2/R3) | [media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/5cif0i2v/plate-c-provisions-for-residential-uses.pdf) | 2026-10-05 |
| Height (typical residential zone) | 9 m (residential zones) | [media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/5cif0i2v/plate-c-provisions-for-residential-uses.pdf) | 2026-10-05 |
| Minor variance (Committee of Adjustment) fee | $1,530 flat | [www.townshipofbrock.ca](https://www.townshipofbrock.ca/building-and-business-development/planning-and-development/committee-of-adjustment/) | 2026-10-05 |
| Committee of Adjustment | Applications, schedule and decisions | [www.townshipofbrock.ca](https://www.townshipofbrock.ca/building-and-business-development/planning-and-development/committee-of-adjustment/) | 2026-10-05 |

## Additional units: basement apartments, garden suites, coach houses

| Item | What applies | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rule | Secondary unit permitted in a house, semi, row townhouse or accessory building: max two units in the house, or one in the house plus one in an accessory building | [media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/xdgpvtpk/zbl-287-78-pl_2026-section-6-eq.pdf) | 2026-10-05 |
| Rule (2) | Secondary unit min 32 m² and at most 50% of the main dwelling's GFA (basement counted) | [media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/xdgpvtpk/zbl-287-78-pl_2026-section-6-eq.pdf) | 2026-10-05 |
| Rule (3) | One extra parking space (tandem OK); only one entrance on the front facade; no upper-storey balcony entrance unless in an accessory building | [media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/xdgpvtpk/zbl-287-78-pl_2026-section-6-eq.pdf) | 2026-10-05 |
| Rule (4) | Must meet Durham Region Works or Health Department requirements (servicing/septic) | [media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/xdgpvtpk/zbl-287-78-pl_2026-section-6-eq.pdf) | 2026-10-05 |
| Rule (5) | Garden suite defined as a portable, temporary (max 10 years) unit | [media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/gx3b2ccq/zbl-287-78-pl_2026-sections-11-12-13-eq.pdf) | 2026-10-05 |
| Three units as of right (Ontario) | On a parcel of urban residential land, municipalities cannot prohibit: 2 units in a detached/semi/rowhouse plus 1 unit in an ancillary building, OR 3 units in the house with none in an ancillary building | [www.ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90p13) | 2026-10-05 |

## Conservation authority and environmental rules

| Item | What applies | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservation authority (1) | Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) | [www.lsrca.on.ca](https://www.lsrca.on.ca/index.php/about-us/governance/) | 2026-10-05 |
| Conservation authority (2) | Kawartha Conservation | [www.kawarthaconservation.com](https://www.kawarthaconservation.com/about-us/) | 2026-10-05 |
| When its permit is needed | Development, added dwelling units, or watercourse/wetland/shoreline work in an LSRCA regulated area (O. Reg. 41/24); Brock permit checklists require CA clearance in regulated areas | [lsrca.on.ca](https://lsrca.on.ca/index.php/planning-permits/do-i-need-a-permit/) | 2026-10-05 |
| From 2027-02-01: Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) | Becomes part of the Lake Huron Regional Conservation Authority (Conservation Authorities Act, Bill 97) | [www.ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90c27) | 2026-10-05 |
| From 2027-02-01: Kawartha Conservation | Becomes part of the Eastern Lake Ontario Regional Conservation Authority (Conservation Authorities Act, Bill 97) | [www.ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90c27) | 2026-10-05 |
| Overlay or local rule | Lake Simcoe Protection Plan: mandatory 5-year septic inspections within 100 m of Lake Simcoe and watershed waterways, done by Durham Region Health | [www.townshipofbrock.ca](https://www.townshipofbrock.ca/building-and-business-development/building-and-renovating/) | 2026-10-05 |

## Building activity

| Item | What applies | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| New residential units (all types incl. ARUs), building permits issued, 2024 | 9 | [media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com](https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/durham-ca/media/vc5lqmuu/2026-info-54-2025-annual-building-activity-review.pdf) | 2026-10-05 |
| New residential units (all types incl. ARUs), building permits issued, 2025 | 27 | [media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com](https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/durham-ca/media/vc5lqmuu/2026-info-54-2025-annual-building-activity-review.pdf) | 2026-10-05 |
| Value of residential building permits ($ million), 2024 | 8.6 | [media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com](https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/durham-ca/media/vc5lqmuu/2026-info-54-2025-annual-building-activity-review.pdf) | 2026-10-05 |
| Value of residential building permits ($ million), 2025 | 13.5 | [media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com](https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/durham-ca/media/vc5lqmuu/2026-info-54-2025-annual-building-activity-review.pdf) | 2026-10-05 |

Counts as the municipality or its open data report them. A partial year is marked; never compare it with a full year.

## The nearest finished jobs

- [West Lynde: a Whitby bungalow made two storeys in 4.5 months](https://www.jarviscontracting.ca/projects/west-lynde): Whitby, 61 km away, 2023. New second storey of about 800 sq ft with two bedrooms, a walk-in closet and a bathroom; new kitchen, two new bathrooms, floors, stairs and trim below.
- [Orra: two load-bearing walls out of a childhood home](https://www.jarviscontracting.ca/projects/orra): Ajax, 65 km away, 2025. Two load-bearing walls out, kitchen and living room swapped, gas fireplace with built-ins, new floors, doors and trim, popcorn ceilings removed.
- [Bellamy: opening up a brick bungalow without an addition](https://www.jarviscontracting.ca/projects/bellamy): Scarborough, Toronto, 73 km away, 2025. Whole main floor: load-bearing walls out, steel beams in, new kitchen, mudroom, office, fireplace, floors, trim and doors.
- [Syncopa: steel beams, a new layout and three new bathrooms](https://www.jarviscontracting.ca/projects/syncopa): North York, Toronto, 77 km away, 2026. Permits, steel beams, layout reworked, stone fireplace out, three new bathrooms, new doors, floors, trim and tile, attic insulation upgraded.

## Nearby towns

- [Uxbridge](https://www.jarviscontracting.ca/areas/uxbridge) (36 km)
- [Scugog](https://www.jarviscontracting.ca/areas/scugog) (40 km)
- [Whitby](https://www.jarviscontracting.ca/areas/whitby) (61 km)
- [Oshawa](https://www.jarviscontracting.ca/areas/oshawa) (63 km)

## Sources

1. [Township of Brock: Building permits](https://www.townshipofbrock.ca/building-and-business-development/building-and-renovating/building-permits/)
2. [Township of Brock: Building and renovating](https://www.townshipofbrock.ca/building-and-business-development/building-and-renovating/)
3. [Township of Brock: Schedule a 2026 fees web](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/3m2jgjpx/schedule-a-2026-fees-web.pdf)
4. [Township of Brock: Committee of adjustment](https://www.townshipofbrock.ca/building-and-business-development/planning-and-development/committee-of-adjustment/)
5. [publications.gov.on.ca](https://www.publications.gov.on.ca/301880)
6. [Township of Brock: Development charges](https://www.townshipofbrock.ca/building-and-business-development/planning-and-development/development-charges/)
7. [Township of Brock: 3274 2024 development charges bylaw accessible](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/455bwlvp/3274-2024-development-charges-bylaw-accessible.pdf)
8. [ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/97d27)
9. [Township of Brock: Zoning](https://www.townshipofbrock.ca/building-and-business-development/planning-and-development/zoning/)
10. [Township of Brock: Plate c provisions for residential uses](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/5cif0i2v/plate-c-provisions-for-residential-uses.pdf)
11. [Township of Brock: Zbl 287 78 pl 2026 section 6 eq](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/xdgpvtpk/zbl-287-78-pl_2026-section-6-eq.pdf)
12. [Township of Brock: Zbl 287 78 pl 2026 sections 11 12 13 eq](https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/townshipofbrock-011-ca/media/gx3b2ccq/zbl-287-78-pl_2026-sections-11-12-13-eq.pdf)
13. [ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90p13)
14. [LSRCA: Governance](https://www.lsrca.on.ca/index.php/about-us/governance/)
15. [Kawartha Conservation: About us](https://www.kawarthaconservation.com/about-us/)
16. [LSRCA: Do i need a permit](https://lsrca.on.ca/index.php/planning-permits/do-i-need-a-permit/)
17. [ontario.ca](https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90c27)
18. [Durham Region: 2026 info 54 2025 annual building activity review](https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/durham-ca/media/vc5lqmuu/2026-info-54-2025-annual-building-activity-review.pdf)