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Delaware Building Permits

Three counties dominate; municipalities may opt-in.

How Building Permits Work in Delaware

Delaware's state government acts as an enabling authority but does not manage a statewide permit system. The state allows its three counties to serve as the primary permitting agencies for unincorporated land, while granting incorporated municipalities the power to opt-in to their own independent permitting processes.

Model: Local Option

82 jurisdictions with permitting contact information.

Counties (3)

Kent County, DENew Castle County, DESussex County, DE

Cities (79)

A

Arden, DE(New Castle County)Ardencroft, DE(New Castle County)Ardentown, DE(New Castle County)

B

Bear, DE(New Castle County)Bellefonte, DE(New Castle County)Bethany Beach, DE(Sussex County)Bethel, DE(Sussex County)Blades, DE(Sussex County)Bowers, DE(Kent County)Bridgeville, DE(Sussex County)Brookside, DE(New Castle County)

C

Camden, DE(Kent County)Cheswold, DE(Kent County)Claymont, DE(New Castle County)Clayton, DE(Kent County)

D

Dagsboro, DE(Sussex County)Delaware, DE(Sussex County)Delmar, DE(Sussex County)Dewey Beach, DE(Sussex County)Dover Base Housing, DE(Kent County)Dover, DE(Kent County)

E

Edgemoor, DE(New Castle County)Ellendale, DE(Sussex County)Elsmere, DE(New Castle County)

F

Farmington, DE(Kent County)Felton, DE(Kent County)Fenwick Island, DE(Sussex County)Frankford, DE(Sussex County)Frederica, DE(Kent County)

G

Georgetown, DE(Sussex County)Glasgow, DE(New Castle County)Greenville, DE(New Castle County)Greenwood, DE(Sussex County)

H

Harrington, DE(Kent County)Hartly, DE(Kent County)Henlopen Acres, DE(Sussex County)Highland Acres, DE(Kent County)Hockessin, DE(New Castle County)Houston, DE(Kent County)

K

Kent Acres, DE(Kent County)Kenton, DE(Kent County)

L

Laurel, DE(Sussex County)Leipsic, DE(Kent County)Lewes, DE(Sussex County)Lincoln, DE(Sussex County)Little Creek, DE(Kent County)Long Neck, DE(Sussex County)

M

Magnolia, DE(Kent County)Middletown, DE(New Castle County)Milford, DE(Sussex County)Millsboro, DE(Sussex County)Millville, DE(Sussex County)Milton, DE(Sussex County)

N

New Castle, DE(New Castle County)Newark, DE(New Castle County)Newport, DE(New Castle County)North Star, DE(New Castle County)

O

Ocean View, DE(Sussex County)Odessa, DE(New Castle County)

P

Pike Creek Valley, DE(New Castle County)Pike Creek, DE(New Castle County)Port Penn, DE(New Castle County)

R

Rehoboth Beach, DE(Sussex County)Rising Sun-Lebanon, DE(Kent County)Riverview, DE(Kent County)Rodney, DE

S

Seaford, DE(Sussex County)Selbyville, DE(Sussex County)Slaughter Beach, DE(Sussex County)Smyrna, DE(Kent County)South Bethany, DE(Sussex County)St. Georges, DE(New Castle County)

T

Townsend, DE(New Castle County)

V

Viola, DE(Kent County)

W

Wilmington Manor, DE(New Castle County)Wilmington, DE(New Castle County)Woodside East, DE(Kent County)Woodside, DE(Kent County)Wyoming, DE(Kent County)