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
The building-services page states that review begins after complete applications are submitted and lasts five business days; the SmartGov portal requests at least 48 business hours to review completed permit applications, and electrical applications have a 48-hour/2-business-day review period.
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 Warren County Building Services: 270-843-5360; Building Inspector Craig Hunt: 270-843-5360 office, 270-791-3571 cell; Electrical Inspectors Eric Woosley: 270-202-4602 and Kevin Atchley: 270-779-1523 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
Warren County Division for Building Services 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 Warren County Building Services: 270-843-5360; Building Inspector Craig Hunt: 270-843-5360 office, 270-791-3571 cell; Electrical Inspectors Eric Woosley: 270-202-4602 and Kevin Atchley: 270-779-1523.
The building-services page states that review begins after complete applications are submitted and lasts five business days; the SmartGov portal requests at least 48 business hours to review completed permit applications, and electrical applications have a 48-hour/2-business-day review period.
General contractors must call Warren County Building Services at 270-843-5360 to schedule inspections and allow at least two business days. Approved contractors may request inspections through the SmartGov portal. The inspection sequence includes footings, foundation/underfloor, framing, energy efficiency, and final inspection before occupancy; certificates of occupancy require all applicable inspections to pass. Electrical permits and inspection requests are submitted through the same portal with advance notice.
Kentucky Building Code and Kentucky Residential Code, National Electrical Code, and Chapters 1-3 of the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code, as identified by Warren County Building Services. Warren County states that all new construction requires a permit, including on agricultural-zoned property, and all above-ground and in-ground pools require permits. Storage sheds of 120 square feet or more require permits. No general minor or cosmetic exemption list was published; accessory structures under 750 square feet on parcels over 5 acres may use a site plan instead of a professionally drawn plot plan, but this is a submittal simplification rather than a permit exemption. County jurisdiction excludes Bowling Green and Oakland.
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.