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
For an Indiana state construction design release, IDHS issues a release, incomplete-filing notice, or plan-review-selection notice within 10 business days. If selected for review, it issues a release or correction request within 20 business days; each corrected submission receives another response within 10 business days. No local Loogootee review time is published.
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 Loogootee Building Commissioner: 812-295-1000 ext. 5; Indiana DHS Building Plan Review: 317-232-6422 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 Loogootee Building Commissioner: 812-295-1000 ext. 5; Indiana DHS Building Plan Review: 317-232-6422.
For an Indiana state construction design release, IDHS issues a release, incomplete-filing notice, or plan-review-selection notice within 10 business days. If selected for review, it issues a release or correction request within 20 business days; each corrected submission receives another response within 10 business days. No local Loogootee review time is published.
Contact the Loogootee Building Commissioner at 812-295-1000 ext. 5 to arrange required local inspections. The city states that the office manages permits and conducts inspections. For Class 1/public-commercial projects where no approved local department has jurisdiction, contact Indiana DHS Code Enforcement at 317-232-1407.
Indiana's currently effective state rules list the 2014 Indiana Building Code (2012 IBC with Indiana amendments), 2020 Indiana Residential Code (2018 IRC with Indiana amendments), 2012 Indiana Plumbing Code (2006 IPC), 2009 Indiana Electrical Code (2008 NEC), 2014 Indiana Mechanical Code (2012 IMC), 2010 Indiana Energy Conservation Code (ASHRAE 90.1-2007), 2014 Indiana Fire Code (2012 IFC), and 2014 Indiana Fuel Gas Code (2012 IFGC). Loogootee states that it enforces applicable local and state safety codes. No specific exemption summary was verified; request written confirmation before treating work as permit-exempt.
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.