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 general review/issuance timeline is published.
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 731-983-5011; general city line 731-983-5000 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
This record is marked Municipal Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel 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 731-983-5011; general city line 731-983-5000.
N/A; no general review/issuance timeline is published.
Contact the City Building & Zoning Official/department at 731-983-5011. Inspections include footing, foundation wall if needed, flooring, underground plumbing rough-in, framing, insulation, gas rough-in/final through Henderson Utility at 731-989-3503, commercial sprinkler hydro test if applicable, and final inspection/certificate of occupancy before occupancy.
The City of Henderson lists 2018 IRC with local exceptions, 2018 IBC, IPC, IMC, IPMC, IFC and/or 2006 NFPA 101, 2018 IFGC with local exceptions, 2018 IECC, and current Tennessee electrical/accessibility codes. The City handles the Henderson Planning Region while Henderson County is listed by Tennessee as OPT OUT. No permit for general maintenance such as painting, floor coverings, roof coverings, sidewalks, patios, and minor plumbing/mechanical/electrical fixture or appliance repairs, provided work does not cut away walls, structural beams, load-bearing supports, or change required egress. New construction, additions, renovations, major repairs, manufactured/modular buildings valued at $2,000 or more, and most structures require permits; outbuildings/car covers under $2,000 should still be reviewed for approved location.
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.