Building Inspector & Code Enforcement Officer
Phone: (603) 968-4432, ext 5621
Fax: (603) 968-3776
Email: bldg@ashland.nh.gov
BUILDING INSPECTOR
- Tom Newcomb
The Building Inspector is responsible for all permits and inspections, including permits for building, electrical work, plumbing, driveways, heating, roofing, demolition and foundation work.
- Receives applications and fees for the erection and/or alteration of buildings
- Issues or denies permits, based on the compliance of the proposed project with the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Ashland and all other Town and State ordinances and regulations
- Regularly inspects buildings during the process of erection or alteration
- Brings to the attention of the Board of Selectmen any violation of applicable Town ordinances and takes such action in the enforcement of ordinances as may be directed by the Selectmen
- Acts in cooperation with the fire authorities in any matter in which their duties as prescribed by law may coincide or conflict
- Examines and, if necessary, orders the repair, vacancy or demolition of unsafe buildings and structures
PERMIT FEES and APPLICATIONS
Note: New 2022 Permit Forms are being developed to replace the old forms. These new forms are fillable PDF forms. Each form may be downloaded, filled out and saved to your own computer. Email it as an attachment to bldg@ashland.nh.gov or bring it in to the Building Inspector’s office. (You may also print a blank form and fill it in by hand.)
- NEW — Permit Application Fees
- NEW — Inspection Schedule
- NEW — Building Permit, Residential (single & 2-family homes)
- NEW — Electrical Permit
- NEW — Mechanical Permit
- NEW — Plumbing Permit
- NEW — Fuel Storage Permit
- NEW — Demolition Permit
- NEW — Letter of Authorization
Other permits will be replaced as they are updated.
- Driveway Permit (March 2020)
- Sign Permit (May 2024)
- Permit Packet for 1 & 2 Family Dwellings (includes permit application, plan requirements, residential electrical permit, residential plumbing permit, residential mechanical permit, permit fees, Building Regulations, and inspection schedule)
- Permit Packet for Commercial & Multi-Family Projects (includes permit application, plan requirements, commercial electrical permit, commercial plumbing permit, commercial mechanical permit, permit fees, Building Regulations, and inspection schedule)
DOCUMENTS
- Building Regulations, Updated (updated 3/2020)
- State of NH Adopted Building & Fire Codes(updated 9/25/2019)
- Inspection Requirements Guidebook(updated August 2019)for Multi-Family Residential Dwellings and 1 & 2 Family Rental Units. The purpose of this guidebook is to provide the owners and prospective owners of multi-family dwellings general information regarding their responsibilities in providing quality, affordable and safe residential housing in Ashland.
OTHER INSPECTORS
Electrical Inspector: Contact the Building Inspector
Plumbing Inspector: Contact the Building Inspector
Driveway Inspector: Craig Moore, Public Works Director, (603) 968-3166
Life Safety Inspector: Steve Heath, Fire Chief, (603) 968-7772