Henrico County Building Department | Permits, Inspections & Contact

Henrico County’s Department of Building Construction and Inspections is the county contact for building and trade permitting, construction inspections, and related building-code administration for work in Henrico County. The county’s Build Henrico service brings planning, land-management, permitting, inspections, and code-enforcement services together for applicants and property owners.

Henrico permit applications and records

Henrico states that applicants can apply for and amend construction permits online, check application status, estimate permit fees, and request construction inspections. The county publishes separate service paths for commercial and residential building permits, demolition, electrical, elevator, fire-protection systems, mechanical, plumbing, sign permits, temporary certificates of occupancy, and change-of-use or certificate-of-occupancy reissue work.

Before applying, identify whether the project is residential or commercial and whether it includes separate electrical, plumbing, mechanical, fire, demolition, sign, or occupancy work. Use the county’s current Build Henrico instructions and permit-category pages for the required drawings, forms, fees, and review sequence instead of relying on a generic statewide checklist.

Inspections and occupancy in Henrico County

Inspection requests are submitted through the county’s online permitting service, and the building-inspection page also provides an automated permit system at (804) 501-7770. Keep the permit, approved plans, and any required supporting documents available at the job site, and confirm the inspection sequence attached to the specific permit. A project that changes use or needs a certificate-of-occupancy reissue may require a separate county service even after construction inspections are complete.

Henrico publishes public permit data and building-inspection resources, including building permits, trade permits, and records-request information. For questions about a permit already in the system, use the project status tools first and then contact the Department of Building Construction and Inspections with the permit number and property address.

Official Henrico County contact

The department lists (804) 501-4360 and 4301 East Parham Road, Henrico, VA 23228. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The official Henrico permitting page is the safest starting point for applications, amendments, status checks, fee estimates, inspection requests, temporary certificates of occupancy, and current department instructions.