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. No published Edmonson County or DHBC plan-review turnaround time was found.
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 270-535-5256 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
Edmonson County local building inspection / Edmonson County Planning Commission / Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction 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 270-535-5256.
N/A. No published Edmonson County or DHBC plan-review turnaround time was found.
For local residential building inspections contact Teddy Webb at 270-535-5256. For commercial or state-jurisdiction building plan review and inspections contact Danny Knight at 606-521-4211 or danny.knight@ky.gov. State electrical inspector Jonathon Chandler is 270-349-7361; elevator inspector Jim Morris is 270-999-8241; HVAC inspector Tim England is 270-349-0357; manufactured-housing inspector Rodney Farrar is 270-404-5327; boiler inspector Billy Yarbrough is 502-682-2839. Plumbing inspector Bob Maeser is 270-331-9974, with office hours Wednesday 8:00-9:00 a.m. CST at Edmonson County Health Department, 221 Mammoth Cave Road, Brownsville, 270-597-2194.
The current DHBC assignment lists Teddy Webb as local building inspector for residential work and directs commercial construction to DHBC; state building inspector Danny Knight is assigned for state jurisdiction. The applicable statewide framework is the 2018 Kentucky Building Code and 2018 Kentucky Residential Code, based on the 2015 IBC/IRC with Kentucky amendments. No newer 2026 KBC or KRC adoption was verified; DHBC announced July 2026 NEC updates for electrical work. The current assignment distinguishes local residential inspection from state review of commercial construction. No current Edmonson County-specific minor or cosmetic exemption list was published. Confirm ordinary maintenance, small accessory work, agricultural work, and any potentially exempt project with Teddy Webb or DHBC before beginning; separate electrical, HVAC, plumbing, septic, and zoning requirements may 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.