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 timeline was published in the accessible official materials.
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 615-735-3418 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
Smith County Planning Office / Land Use Regulations Administrator 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 615-735-3418.
N/A; no general review timeline was published in the accessible official materials.
Submit the permit application to the Smith County Planning Office. The official planning page identifies the office as responsible for building permits, electrical permits, and inspections outside the three city limits. The application requires project, parcel, zoning, floodplain, septic, and 911-address information; call 615-735-3418 for inspection arrangements. State residential inspections may be requested through https://core.tn.gov when the state program applies.
The county application states that Tennessee has adopted the International Building Codes and requires a properly licensed contractor under T.C.A. 62-6-103. For one- and two-family residential work in jurisdictions using the state program, Tennessee identifies the 2018 International Residential Code and 2018 International Energy Conservation Code; confirm the code edition and any municipal requirements for the specific project. Smith County's zoning resolution states that it does not require building permits for agricultural buildings or other non-residential structures on land devoted to agricultural use, subject to the stated statutory limitations. Tennessee guidance also indicates that installation of a manufactured or modular home itself may not require a state residential permit, although custom site work such as a deck, patio, or stoop may require one. The county's development guide states that new construction and decking on mobile homes require a state building permit; verify the exact exemption with the Planning Office before starting work.
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.