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New Hanover County

New Hanover County Planning & Land Use

In short

New Hanover County Planning & Land Use issues 3 permits we publish for New Hanover County, last verified 2026-10-27. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Commercial Zoning-Only Permitonly if it applies to youNew Hanover County Planning & Land UseZoning Only Permit: Commercial $45; Commercial Final $45 (New Hanover County Fee Schedule FY26-27, Planning & Land Use).per permit2026-10-27
Home Occupation Permitonly if it applies to youNew Hanover County Planning & Land Use$10 per permitper permit2026-10-27
Commercial Site Plan Review (Technical Review Committee)only if it applies to youNew Hanover County Planning & Land Use$75 per reviewper review2026-10-27

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

About each permit

Commercial Zoning-Only Permit

A commercial zoning-only permit from New Hanover County Planning & Land Use is $45, and the commercial final is a further $45, listed under 'Zoning Only Permit' in the Planning & Land Use section of the fee schedule. The figure is as published on the Planning & Land Use pages of the New Hanover County Fee Schedule FY26-27, whose footer reads 'Fee Schedule FY26-27 (Revised 7-01-26)'. The Current Planning & Zoning Overview page's FAQ, answering what the Zoning office requires to open a business, states: 'If you are moving into an existing building, you will need to confirm if the property is zoned correctly for the business you would like to open.' It adds that applications may be submitted through the county's COAST online permitting portal.

Home Occupation Permit

A business run from a home through New Hanover County Planning & Land Use pays a $10 Home Occupation fee. The figure is as published on the Planning & Land Use pages of the New Hanover County Fee Schedule FY26-27, whose footer reads 'Fee Schedule FY26-27 (Revised 7-01-26)'. The Current Planning & Zoning Overview page's FAQ states that home occupations 'may be permitted provided the following criteria are met', among them that only one person other than resident family members may be engaged in the occupation, that not more than 25% of the dwelling's floor area may be used, that no home occupation may be conducted in an accessory building such as a detached garage or shed, and that display of products must not be visible from the street.

Commercial Site Plan Review (Technical Review Committee)

A commercial development reviewed by New Hanover County Planning & Land Use pays $75 for Commercial Site Plan Review, listed under 'TRC Review' (the Technical Review Committee) in the Planning & Land Use section of the fee schedule. The figure is as published on the Planning & Land Use pages of the New Hanover County Fee Schedule FY26-27, whose footer reads 'Fee Schedule FY26-27 (Revised 7-01-26)'. The Current Planning & Zoning Overview page states that Current Planning and Zoning staff administer the county's land use ordinances 'through review of residential and commercial site plans, subdivision review', and that applications may be submitted through the COAST online permitting portal.

Contact

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Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.

Sources

Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.

  1. Current Planning & Zoning OverviewNew Hanover County Planning & Land Use · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  2. New Hanover County Fee Schedule FY26-27 (Revised 7-01-26)New Hanover County · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27

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