Kitchen, Bath & Addition Remodeling in Newtown, PA

Newtown Borough sits inside Newtown Township, in Bucks County. The Home X is a design-build company for kitchens, baths and additions, based in Princeton, NJ. This page covers what a homeowner here should know before a remodel: who reviews the work, where permits are filed, what the kitchen projects we show cost and how we run a job.

Local rules checked November 2, 2026

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Permits and historic review

Before you remodel in Newtown

What the local offices review and where permits are filed, from the town’s own website and code, with a link to each source. Checked November 2, 2026. Rules and meeting days change, so confirm with the office before you file.

More than one borough or township is covered here. Mailing addresses and municipal lines don’t always match, so check which one your house is in.

Newtown Borough

Historic review

HARB reviews exterior changes visible from a street, sidewalk or right-of-way: additions, alterations, new materials, fences, signs, lighting and demolition. Demolition goes to the Joint Historic Commission first. Source: Newtown Borough HARB application
Exempt: interiors, colors, driveways, landscaping and replacements in kind. Source: Newtown Borough HARB application
Applications are due 30 days before HARB, which meets on the fourth Wednesday (third in November and December). Borough Council decides. Source: Newtown Borough HARB application
A COA expires in 18 months. HARB review is “necessary but not sufficient” for a building permit. Source: Newtown Borough HARB application
Bigger projects can take 2 or 3 HARB meetings. HARB applies the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards. Source: Newtown Borough HARB minutes, Apr 23, 2025

Permits

In Newtown Borough, permit applications can be emailed to buildingandzoning@boroughofnewtown.com. Source: Newtown Borough: Permits & Forms
In Newtown Township, permits go through Code Enforcement at 100 Municipal Drive, (215) 968-2800. Source: Newtown Township: Building permits

Newtown Township

Historic review

In the Township’s Historic District, a COA is required to erect, alter, restore or demolish structures, signs and fences. No building permit is issued without it. Source: Newtown Township ordinance (eCode360)
Exempt: same-color paint, in-kind repairs and work not visible from a street. Source: Newtown Township ordinance (eCode360)
HARB must meet within 45 days of filing, the Supervisors act at their next meeting, and a written decision is due within 5 days or the application is deemed approved. Demolition also goes to the Joint Historic Commission, which recommends to the Supervisors. Source: Newtown Township ordinance (eCode360) · Newtown Joint Historic Commission
HARB meets on the second Wednesday at 9:30 am. Source: Newtown Township HARB

Permits

The Township says no permit is needed for kitchen cabinets, carpeting, siding or in-kind window replacement. Additions and decks do need one. Source: Newtown Township: Building permits
Earth disturbance over 1,000 sq ft goes to the Bucks County Conservation District, and stormwater review applies from 1,000 sq ft of impervious surface. Source: Newtown Township: Building permits

On your job, any permit the work needs is in place before that work starts, and it’s written into your scope. How permits work across both states: remodel permits in NJ and PA.

What it costs

What the kitchen projects we show cost

The kitchen projects we show signed between $74,866.25 and $130,000.00. The signed jobs we show, with town and price, are on Our Work; the cost guides show what moves the number. Your number comes in a written scope after our visit.

How it works

How we run a job

A call, then a visit at your house in Newtown, then a written scope with the price. A crew we manage does the work, changes come as signed change orders, and your contract carries a 1-year workmanship warranty. How we work, step by step.

FAQ

Newtown questions

01Which Newtown HARB covers my house?

There are two. Newtown Borough and Newtown Township each have their own HARB and historic district, and the Borough sits inside the Township. Check which one your address is in before you plan exterior work.

02Does a kitchen or bathroom remodel need HARB approval in Newtown?

In Newtown Borough, interiors are exempt, along with colors, driveways, landscaping and replacements in kind. Newtown Township’s ordinance exempts same-color paint, in-kind repairs and work not visible from a street, and the Township says no permit is needed for kitchen cabinets, carpeting, siding or in-kind window replacement.

03How long does HARB take in Newtown?

In the Borough, applications are due 30 days before HARB, which meets on the fourth Wednesday (third in November and December), and Borough Council decides. Bigger projects can take 2 or 3 HARB meetings. In the Township, HARB must meet within 45 days of filing, the Supervisors act at their next meeting, and a written decision is due within 5 days or the application is deemed approved.

By room, in Newtown

Kitchen remodeling in NewtownThe local rules for kitchens, what our kitchens cost, and how we run one.Bathroom remodeling in NewtownThe local rules for bathrooms, how a bathroom gets priced, and how we run one.

Nearby

Yardley, PAExterior work in the Historic District goes to HARB, and floodplain work needs its own permit.Washington Crossing, PAUpper Makefield’s floodplain permit form uses a 25% substantial-improvement threshold.Doylestown, PAThe Borough HARB reviews exterior changes. It doesn’t regulate paint, and interiors are exempt.Holland and Richboro, PANorthampton Township. Fees may double if work starts before the permit, and a village overlay adds zoning rules.Langhorne, PAWe signed a kitchen remodel here. The borough’s permit FAQ says moving plumbing or walls means a permit.

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