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
Approximately 2-3 weeks for plan review, depending on project complexity.
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 Litchfield Building Inspector: 217-324-8140; Montgomery County Supervisor of Assessments: 217-532-9595 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
This record is marked Municipal Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel 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 Litchfield Building Inspector: 217-324-8140; Montgomery County Supervisor of Assessments: 217-532-9595.
Approximately 2-3 weeks for plan review, depending on project complexity.
Contact the Litchfield Building Inspector at 217-324-8140 to arrange and confirm the permit-specific inspection sequence. The code official conducts periodic inspections during construction and a final inspection before a Certificate of Occupancy. Published examples include footing, foundation, underslab/under-floor plumbing, rough framing, rough plumbing, rough wiring, electrical, drywall/lath, walls, residential reroofing, and final inspections.
The City of Litchfield publishes the 2015 International Building Code, 2015 International Residential Code, 2015 International Existing Building Code, 2015 International Mechanical Code, 2015 International Property Maintenance Code, 2015 NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, 2015 National Electrical Code, Illinois Plumbing Code, Illinois Accessibility Code, and ADA requirements. For 2026 projects, the statewide 2024 Illinois Energy Conservation Code, effective November 30, 2025, supersedes the older 2015 energy-code edition still printed on the City's application. The City lists nonstructural interior work such as painting, replacing cabinets, doors, and plumbing fixtures as permit-exempt. Nonstructural exterior painting, siding, storm windows, and doors are also exempt. Structural, mechanical, plumbing, or electrical changes require permits; portable utility sheds, fences, residential reroofing, and window replacement are expressly listed as permit-required. Demolition permits are required for buildings exceeding 280 square feet.
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.