Digital permit application gateway
Start with the issuing authority’s own submission lane. A complete application package, accurate valuation, and accessible inspection path are the fastest route through statutory plan review.
Recommended first click
Use the official digital gateway to submit plans, monitor review comments, pay required charges, and request inspections when the permit is issued. If the link is unavailable, use the agency website or phone number on the administrative profile to confirm the current lane.
Typical review lane
N/A; the County does not publish a dependable general building-plan review completion time. Its permit-report page's five-to-seven-business-day period concerns processing and uploading weekly issued-permit reports, not application review.
Treat this as a planning signal, not a guaranteed approval date. Completeness, corrections, resubmittals, and agency workload control the actual clock.
Verify the parcel is inside this agency’s service area and note whether a city, state, fire marshal, septic authority, or utility district also has approval authority.
Prepare legible plans, site information, project valuation, ownership authorization, contractor information, and any energy, floodplain, zoning, or utility documentation the issuing office requires.
Keep the permit number, approved plan set, correction comments, fee receipts, and inspection results together. Those records establish the compliance trail for the next trade.
Application documents
Before submission, call 678-518-6020; 24-hour inspection requests: 678-518-6277 if the project involves a change of occupancy, structural alteration, accessory structure, demolition, or work near a regulated environmental feature.
Source trail
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
Gwinnett County Department of Planning and Development, Building Division is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact 678-518-6020; 24-hour inspection requests: 678-518-6277.
N/A; the County does not publish a dependable general building-plan review completion time. Its permit-report page's five-to-seven-business-day period concerns processing and uploading weekly issued-permit reports, not application review.
Schedule inspections online through the Gwinnett ZIP Portal using the permit case number, or use the 24-hour inspection-request line at 678-518-6277. The fee schedule lists no charge for the first follow-up inspection, $50 for the second, and $100 for the third and each subsequent follow-up. Eligible remote inspections must be submitted through the County's Remote Inspection Web App; email photo submissions are no longer accepted.
Effective January 1, 2026: 2024 International Building Code with 2026 Georgia amendments; 2023 National Electrical Code with 2026 amendments; 2024 International Fuel Gas, Mechanical, Plumbing, Residential, and Swimming Pool and Spa Codes with 2026 amendments (plus Gwinnett amendments to the Plumbing Code); 2015 International Energy Conservation Code with 2020, 2022, and 2023 amendments; 2018 International Existing Building Code with 2021 amendments; 2015 Gwinnett County Construction Code; 2024 NFPA 101 and International Fire Code; current adopted NFPA standards; applicable state fire law and 2010 ADA Standards. No permit is required for replacing a switch, fan, light fixture, or similar item without altering the mechanical, electrical, or plumbing system; cosmetic painting, flooring, cabinets, vinyl siding, and similar finish work; storage buildings of 120 square feet or less; concrete driveways, sidewalks, and basketball slabs that do not exceed 35% front-yard coverage; or fences eight feet or lower. Brick columns and front-yard fences require consultation with Planning and Development, and zoning requirements still apply.
What makes an application complete
Before you click submit, make sure the drawings agree with the site plan, project description, valuation, ownership authorization, and contractor information. If the work changes structure, occupancy, drainage, fire protection, energy performance, or utility demand, describe that scope plainly. Ambiguous narratives create correction cycles and delay the field schedule.
Save the confirmation number, payment receipt, uploaded plan set, and every correction comment. Those records are the backbone of a defensible compliance file when multiple trades or agencies share responsibility.
Submission quality check
Site: address, parcel, access, setbacks, and existing conditions are consistent.
Scope: structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire, and energy work is identified.
Closeout: inspection contacts and the final approval path are understood before work begins.