Permit Saige

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)

Arden, DE(New Castle County)Ardencroft, DE(New Castle County)Ardentown, DE(New Castle County)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)Camden, DE(Kent County)Cheswold, DE(Kent County)Claymont, DE(New Castle County)Clayton, DE(Kent County)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)Edgemoor, DE(New Castle County)Ellendale, DE(Sussex County)Elsmere, DE(New Castle County)Farmington, DE(Kent County)Felton, DE(Kent County)Fenwick Island, DE(Sussex County)Frankford, DE(Sussex County)Frederica, DE(Kent County)Georgetown, DE(Sussex County)Glasgow, DE(New Castle County)Greenville, DE(New Castle County)Greenwood, DE(Sussex County)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)Kent Acres, DE(Kent County)Kenton, DE(Kent County)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)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)New Castle, DE(New Castle County)Newark, DE(New Castle County)Newport, DE(New Castle County)North Star, DE(New Castle County)Ocean View, DE(Sussex County)Odessa, DE(New Castle County)Pike Creek Valley, DE(New Castle County)Pike Creek, DE(New Castle County)Port Penn, DE(New Castle County)Rehoboth Beach, DE(Sussex County)Rising Sun-Lebanon, DE(Kent County)Riverview, DE(Kent County)Rodney, DESeaford, 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)Townsend, DE(New Castle County)Viola, DE(Kent County)Wilmington Manor, DE(New Castle County)Wilmington, DE(New Castle County)Woodside East, DE(Kent County)Woodside, DE(Kent County)Wyoming, DE(Kent County)