Permits in Cherry Hill, NJ

We file solar, heat pump and generator permits with the Cherry Hill Construction Office, starting with the zoning permit the township requires first.

Who issues permits

Office: Township of Cherry Hill Construction Office, Department of Code Enforcement and Inspections
How filings are submitted: Mail or in person · Applications go to the Construction Office by mail or in person; only payment is online.

Solar energy systems need a zoning permit from Community Development before the construction permit. Zoning is a prior approval.

For any trade not listed here, we confirm the requirements with the department during jurisdiction research, before we file.

The construction application cannot move until the zoning permit is approved, and both are filed on paper.

Permits are issued under the Uniform Construction Code (UCC), with separate building, electrical, plumbing and fire subcodes, using the state's standard forms (F100 application, F110 building, F120 electrical, F130 plumbing, F140 fire).
Zoning, engineering or health sign-offs are 'prior approvals' and must be in hand before the construction office starts plan review.
Home Improvement Contractors register with the Division of Consumer Affairs. Licensed electrical, plumbing and HVACR contractors working within their license are exempt. HVACR work generally needs a Master HVACR license holder.
A law signed in December 2025 directs the state to build an automated online permitting platform for residential rooftop solar and batteries.

Checked October 2026 against the township's and state's own pages. Requirements change, so we confirm them again on every project.

You shouldn't have to become an expert in every city's permit process just to keep crews working.

$150 to file. $100 to run your inspections through final. City comments never billed, however many rounds.

No setup. No contract. No minimum.