Administrative overview · FIPS 05011
Bradley County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
Municipal Fallback
This profile identifies a handoff outside the county’s ordinary structural permitting lane.
Required jurisdiction check
Confirm the controlling local or state authority before filing.
The record is marked Municipal Fallback. That means the county profile should be treated as a routing brief: incorporated municipalities, a state building department, or a state fire marshal may control plan review, permits, and inspections. Contact the named agency below and verify the parcel’s jurisdiction before paying a fee or scheduling field work.
Responsible agency
Bradley County Judge’s Office for county administration; City of Warren Building Permits and Inspections Department handles construction permits and inspections within Warren city limits, with other projects routed to the responsible municipality or state/local authority
For a project in or near Bradley County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
870-226-3853 (Bradley County Judge); 870-226-5860 (Warren Building Code Official); 870-226-6743 (Warren municipal office)
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Bradley County Judge’s Office, 101 East Cedar Street, Suite 107, Warren, AR 71671; City of Warren Building & Codes Department, 104 N. Myrtle, Warren, AR 71671
Operating hours
County office hours N/A in the reviewed county sources. City of Warren municipal offices publish Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; confirm Building & Codes staff availability before visiting.
Review expectation
Warren’s permit-information sheet requires complete pertinent information 24 hours before permit issuance, but the city does not publish a guaranteed review timeline. Countywide and other municipal timelines are N/A.
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Frequently asked questions for Bradley County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
This record is marked Municipal Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
How should I begin an application?
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact 870-226-3853 (Bradley County Judge); 870-226-5860 (Warren Building Code Official); 870-226-6743 (Warren municipal office).
How long might review take?
Warren’s permit-information sheet requires complete pertinent information 24 hours before permit issuance, but the city does not publish a guaranteed review timeline. Countywide and other municipal timelines are N/A.
How are inspections scheduled?
Warren’s Building Permits and Inspections Department conducts building, electrical, gas, and plumbing inspections and issues certificates of occupancy. Contact Building Code Official Rob Johnson at 870-226-5860. Warren’s permit-information sheet requires all pertinent permit information at least 24 hours before permit issuance; detailed inspection-booking instructions were not published.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
No current Bradley County building-code edition was identified. Arkansas’s current statewide framework is the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, administered by the Arkansas State Police/State Fire Marshal and applicable local authorities; the City of Warren’s reviewed permit page does not state a specific adopted edition, so the local code edition should be confirmed with the Building Code Official. N/A. The county publishes no countywide minor/cosmetic exemption list, and the Warren portal does not publish a consolidated exemption list. Projects should be screened with the responsible municipal building official before work begins.