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 countywide. City of Paris publishes next-business-day inspection scheduling when called by 3:00 p.m. the prior business day, but no general permit-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 731-642-5212 (Henry County Mayor’s Office); 731-641-1402 (City of Paris Building & Codes); 731-642-1322 (Paris Board of Public Utilities) 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 731-642-5212 (Henry County Mayor’s Office); 731-641-1402 (City of Paris Building & Codes); 731-642-1322 (Paris Board of Public Utilities).
N/A countywide. City of Paris publishes next-business-day inspection scheduling when called by 3:00 p.m. the prior business day, but no general permit-review timeline.
For City of Paris projects, call Building & Codes at 731-641-1409 to schedule inspections; requests must be made by 3:00 p.m. the day before and are scheduled for the following business day. New construction generally has footing, slab/foundation, framing, and final inspections; remodels have pre-concealment and final inspections; mobile homes have footing and final inspections. Electrical work is inspected by the State, gas work requires a separate permit, and septic work requires Health Department soil testing. For unincorporated property, contact the County Mayor’s Office and relevant state inspectors before beginning work.
Henry County states that unincorporated areas have no local zoning regulations and do not require building permits; commercial businesses must follow Tennessee State Fire Codes, electrical connections require State Electrical Inspector inspection, and septic installations require Health Department soil testing. For the municipal fallback, City of Paris lists the 2018 International Building, Residential, Plumbing, Mechanical, Fuel Gas, Existing Building, Energy Conservation, and Property Maintenance Codes, plus 2018 NFPA Life Safety 101. In unincorporated Henry County, the official county page says building permits are not required and there is no county zoning. Commercial businesses remain subject to Tennessee State Fire Codes; electrical and septic requirements still apply. Within municipalities, exemptions and permit thresholds vary and must be confirmed with the applicable city; the City of Paris packet does not publish a consolidated cosmetic-exemption list.
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.