Carriage House Permit

A building permit is required when you are constructing a new carriage house or altering an existing accessory building. You may find many of your questions for such a project can be answered in our Secondary Suite Guide.

• Secondary Suite Guide (PDF)
• Secondary Suites Brochure (PDF)

What information is required for the permit?

Applications must include the following:

• Building Permit Application
• Appointment of Agent (PDF) - if you are not the current registered owner

and documents as listed in

• Residential Building Permit Application Guide (PDF)

Are you wondering what the benefits of constructing a carriage house would be or even what one would look like? This locally-produced news segment on Nanaimo-area carriage houses may interest you.

Secondary suites in single family dwelling guides

• Secondary Suite Guide (PDF)
• Installation Guide for Suite/Main Dwelling Alarms (PDF)
• Notice On Title (PDF)
• Secondary Suites Building Code Requirements (PDF)
• Secondary Suite Example Plans (PDF)