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 current McCreary County building-plan review turnaround time was published on the verified pages.
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 Local Building Inspector Wes Finely: 606-416-4182; State Building Inspector Dillon Fields: 606-312-9428; McCreary County Fiscal Court/Judge Executive: 606-376-2413; McCreary County Health Department: 606-376-2412. 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
McCreary County Building Inspection / McCreary County Fiscal Court 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 Local Building Inspector Wes Finely: 606-416-4182; State Building Inspector Dillon Fields: 606-312-9428; McCreary County Fiscal Court/Judge Executive: 606-376-2413; McCreary County Health Department: 606-376-2412..
N/A. No current McCreary County building-plan review turnaround time was published on the verified pages.
For county building inspections, contact Wes Finely at 606-416-4182 or wf.skils@gmail.com. State-assigned building questions go to Dillon Fields at 606-312-9428 or Dillon.fields@ky.gov. Local electrical questions go to the County Judge Executive's office or the city office where work occurs; state electrical inspector Anisa Ross is 606-278-4383. Manufactured housing Mark Pruitt: 606-224-7476; elevator Benjamin Pennington: 502-234-8725; HVAC Mark Clemons: 606-875-6011; plumbing Dwight Braden: 606-765-9412, Thursday 8:00-9:00 a.m. at McCreary County Health Department, 119 Medical Lane, Whitley City; and boiler David Miller: 606-594-8146.
The current DHBC assignment lists Wes Finely as McCreary County's local building inspector and Dillon Fields as the state building inspector. The local program operates under the 2018 Kentucky Building Code and 2018 Kentucky Residential Code with Kentucky amendments, while DHBC handles state-assigned construction and trade oversight. No newer 2026 KBC or KRC adoption was verified. No McCreary County-specific minor or cosmetic exemption list was published on the verified official pages. Ordinary maintenance and narrow code exceptions may be exempt, but structural work, manufactured housing, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, septic and floodplain work should be confirmed with Wes Finely, DHBC or the county/city office before beginning.
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.