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; Metro states each reviewing department has its own processing timeframe and publishes no standard overall review timeline.
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 615-862-6500 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
Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County Department of Codes and Building Safety 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 615-862-6500.
N/A; Metro states each reviewing department has its own processing timeframe and publishes no standard overall review timeline.
Registered contractors schedule inspections through ePermits; homeowners should coordinate through Metro Codes/Building Division. Building inspection 615-862-6550; electrical 615-862-6560; plumbing and gas/mechanical 615-862-6570. An inspection checklist is issued with the permit, separate trade inspections are required, and a final Use and Occupancy Letter follows completed inspections.
2024 International Building Code, International Residential Code, Existing Building Code, Fuel/Gas Code, Mechanical Code, Plumbing Code, Swimming Pool and Spa Code, and Energy Conservation Code; 2023 National Electrical Code; 2017 ICC A117.1, all with Metro amendments. Normal maintenance repairs generally do not require a building permit, including painting, papering, window/door glazing, floor finishing, minor chimney/stair/porch/underpinning repairs, and roof repairs up to 33% of roof area. Fences generally do not require permits. Accessory structures 100 sq ft or more require permits; verify project-specific rules with Metro Codes.
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.