How do I look up a building permit in Virginia?

Building permits in Virginia are public records filed with each city or county building department. PermitGrab tracks 4 Virginia cities and republishes the records — pick your city below to browse permits by address, contractor, type and value, free.

Are building permits public record in Virginia?

Yes. Building permits are public records in Virginia. Cities publish them through open-data portals and permit systems; PermitGrab aggregates the official feeds and updates them daily.

How many building permits were filed in Virginia recently?

Across the 4 Virginia cities PermitGrab tracks, 456 permits were filed in the last 30 days, out of 2,318 on record.

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Virginia Building Permit Lookup — Free

Building permits are public record. PermitGrab tracks 4 Virginia cities with live data pulled from official city permit systems — browse by address, contractor, permit type and value. No signup needed to look.

2,318

Permits on record

456

Filed last 30 days

Cities covered

City	Last 30 days	On record	Newest permit	Status
Fairfax, VA	150	150	2026-06-17	fresh — under 24h
Lynchburg, VA	146	1,960	—	no recent data
Williamsburg, VA	137	185	—	no recent data
Richmond, VA	23	23	2026-06-18	fresh — under 24h

How to look up a building permit in Virginia

Pick the city where the property sits — permits are filed with the local building department, not the state. Use the table above for any of the 4 Virginia cities we cover.
Search by address or contractor. Each city page lists recent permits with the address, permit type, declared value, status and (where the city publishes it) the contractor of record.
Click any record to expand the full details — project description, property owner, contact info, and related permit history at that address.

PermitGrab refreshes Virginia permit data daily from official municipal feeds. If your city isn't listed, the building department may not publish a public data feed yet.

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