Talk:Construction permit

"Building Permits" I undestand the reason for them, but I ask why though. Why do we need to pay for a permit to build or add on to something on your own property? Its your property why shouldnt you be able to do as you please with it, well to a certain extent ofcourse. Thier is always boundries or a limit you reach in this country before paying more. Now to get the obious stuff out of the way, things such as safety hazards and that make the neighborhood look bad are unexceptible. But what about a nice porch in your back yard? Or even just a fence that connects to home? Whats so bad about that? I could undestand the reason for an inspection of some sort, but already paying for is not so cheap, but then you have to pay for what your going to pay for.

I figure the simple reason is 1, a tax source, and 2 since buildings are usually lived in or used, governments feel the need to regulate them a bit. Thus any new building must be consistent with local law, hence a premit is required. Though - you'd think if that were the reason behind them Construction permit would be easier to get, but they are not. Anyway, I am here more to suggest we add a bit on the economic side of this subject. Building premits are the first part of building a new home, which comes with a lot of spendings, employment, outlays etc. Thus this can be a good leading indicator for the housing market and the rest of the economy. In fact it is a part of Leading Indicators.Mynameiscurtis

Yeah, it's friggin' stupid how they regulate that sort of stuff. I figure that if you have a licensed contractor do the work (so that it's safe) or do it yourself and have a licensed inspector check it out periodically (again, so that it's safe), there is no need for a permit. The government just wants to steal your hard earned cash. Whammy 02:01, 10 March 2007 (UTC)


 * The compelling reason for requiring building permits is that if your house/building is shoddy, it doesn't just affect you. If your place collapses onto my place, it's my problem. If your place burns down and lights my house on fire, it's my problem. That's reason enough to require building permits for any building not on 1 acre +. 68.51.75.50 (talk) 01:19, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Country information
This article seems specific to a country, or a few of them, but I never heard of anything like this in the UK. Is that right? --Patek (talk) 18:48, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
 * It might be roughly the same thing, but with different names in the UK and the US.Sjö (talk) 18:52, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

new restrictions in building permit
Dear All It is reported that government has implemented new restrictions in constructing new buildings based on the width of the approach road. I would like to get details regarding this Sajeev Koshy —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.166.36.130 (talk) 03:36, 9 September 2010 (UTC)