Documents & Permits

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). 

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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