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 - DPIE publishes a process guide and requires plan screening for many projects, but no single current standard review time applies to all permit types. A building application is abandoned if a permit is not issued within one year unless it is diligently pursued or otherwise extended.
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 301-636-2050 (building permits); 301-755-9000 (inspection IVR) 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
Prince George's County Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement (DPIE) 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 301-636-2050 (building permits); 301-755-9000 (inspection IVR).
N/A - DPIE publishes a process guide and requires plan screening for many projects, but no single current standard review time applies to all permit types. A building application is abandoned if a permit is not issued within one year unless it is diligently pursued or otherwise extended.
Schedule inspections online through the Momentum system where available or call the automated IVR at 301-755-9000 Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. Have the contact phone number, permit case number, request code, and desired date ready; keep the confirmation number for the inspection. Commercial projects may be assigned to the Third-Party Inspection Program, and municipal inspection responsibilities vary by project and municipality.
For applications filed on or after March 1, 2026, DPIE lists the 2021 International Building Code and 2021 International Existing Building Code with Prince George's County Subtitle 4 amendments; 2021 NFPA 101 Life Safety Code and 2021 NFPA 1 Fire Code with Subtitle 11 and Maryland State Fire Prevention Code requirements; 2019 NFPA 13/13D/13R sprinkler standards; and 2019 NFPA 72 fire-alarm standards. County and Maryland electrical, mechanical, energy, accessibility, grading, stormwater, and site/road codes also apply by project type. The county identifies as exempt from a building permit: one detached, non-habitable accessory structure under 150 square feet on a one- or two-family dwelling property, limited to one per lot; paving under 500 square feet except parking surfaces; retaining walls no higher than 2 feet unless supporting a structure; fences no higher than 4 feet; exterior siding, roof-shingle replacement without structural repair, painting, carpeting/flooring, kitchen or bathroom counters, cabinets, exact window/door replacement without structural alteration, and similar minor work. Separate electrical, mechanical, plumbing, grading, or municipal requirements may still 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.