Fairfax County permits
By Mario Bailey Last checked 2026-07-12 · 1 official source
Verified against official sourcesFairfax County Land Development Services
- 12055 Government Center Pkwy Fairfax VA 22035
- Phone: 703-222-0801
- Official permit page
- Permit portal
- Official fee schedule
Look up a permit in Fairfax County
Fairfax County lets you look up permit records and application status for a property online. The PLUS portal's building record search works without login.
Look up Fairfax County permit records
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- Who pulls the permit, you or me, and is the permit fee included in the bid?
- Which inspections will this job need, and who meets the inspector on site?
- Is your contractor license active in this locality, and under which business name?
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Schedule an inspection in Fairfax County
Permitted work is not finished until it passes inspection. The Building and Trade Inspections page covers how to schedule inspections through the PLUS system.
Schedule or request a Fairfax County inspection
Checked 2026-07-12. If the office has changed its process, report it.
Permitting activity in Fairfax County
In 2024, Fairfax County authorized permits for 2,861 new residential housing units (1,032 single-family, 1,829 in multi-family buildings), valued at $498M , down from3,248 the year before. That works out to about 2.5 permits per 1,000 residents. It is a useful gauge of how busy the local permit office is.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual data · population 1,160,925.
About Fairfax County
Fairfax County has about 428,352 housing units. The median home is valued at $699,700, against a median household income of $150,113. About 68% of homes are owner-occupied, and the typical home was built around 1983. Older housing stock usually means more renovation, electrical, and plumbing permits.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year.