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
Most complete permits can be issued while the applicant waits; permits requiring plan review may take several days. The online portal asks applicants to allow 24 business hours for an email response regarding application status.
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 434-332-9596 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
Campbell County Community Development, Building Inspections Office 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 434-332-9596.
Most complete permits can be issued while the applicant waits; permits requiring plan review may take several days. The online portal asks applicants to allow 24 business hours for an email response regarding application status.
Request inspections through the Campbell County SmartGov portal at https://co-campbell-va.smartgovcommunity.com/Public/Home or call 434-332-9596 with the permit number. The portal also displays pending applications, issued permits, and inspection results. Required work must remain exposed and accessible until approved; a $50 reinspection fee applies when the address is wrong or absent, the premises are inaccessible, corrections were not made, or work is not ready.
All Campbell County permits issued after January 18, 2025 are subject to the 2021 Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code cycle. This includes the 2021 Virginia Construction, Residential, Existing Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, Fuel Gas, Energy Conservation, and Swimming Pool and Spa codes, the referenced 2020 National Electrical Code, and applicable Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention, Industrialized Building Safety, Manufactured Home Safety, and Amusement Device regulations. County design criteria include 25 psf ground snow load, 110 mph wind speed, seismic category B, 18-inch frost depth, severe weathering, and moderate-to-heavy termite exposure. Campbell County lists painting; residential reroofing; replacement windows and doors outside fire-rated assemblies; repair or replacement of interior walls and wall coverings; floor and porch-floor coverings; cabinets; repair or replacement of existing plumbing and electrical fixtures; common-appliance replacement; residential siding; lighting systems under 50 volts; and fences as examples that may be exempt. Qualifying one-story detached storage buildings and garages of 256 square feet or less may also be exempt under the Virginia USBC. Zoning, floodplain, land-disturbance, health, or other approval can 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.