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Loudoun County Department of Building and Development

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Loudoun County Department of Building and Development issues 1 permit we publish for Loudoun County, last verified 2026-10-02. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Building & Trade Permits / Commercial Plan Reviewonly if it applies to youLoudoun County Department of Building and DevelopmentUnder the Building and Development Application Fee Schedule effective July 1, 2022 (Board of Supervisors approved July 14, 2021; Ch. 1410, adopting the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code): minimum permit fee $65; commercial plan review by building square footage — $425 (0-50,999 sq ft), $580 (51,000-250,999 sq ft), $820 (251,000-350,000 sq ft), $1,220 (over 350,000 sq ft); Commercial Occupancy permit $70; commercial alterations with no addition, 1.0% of the actual cost of work; commercial trade permits (electrical, plumbing, mechanical, gas), each $70-$170, plus a $65 commercial trade review and $30 per re-inspection; fire protection permits — Fire Sprinkler System $240, Fire Alarm System $250, Kitchen Hood Fire System $250, Dry Chemical Fire System $420; demolition $70; a posted Stop Work Order $95. New construction and commercial additions are charged per the Building Valuation Data Report formula, updated every July 1.Per permit2026-10-02

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

About each permit

Building & Trade Permits / Commercial Plan Review

The Loudoun County Department of Building and Development charges these fees under the Building and Development Application Fee Schedule effective July 1, 2022, which the Board of Supervisors approved July 14, 2021 under Codified Ordinances Ch. 1410 (adopting the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code). The 2022 schedule is the county's current one — the prior schedule dated to 2008/2014, and the county's own current fee-schedule hub page (loudoun.gov/5126/Fee-Schedules) lists no successor to it. Key figures pulled directly from the schedule (loudoun.gov/DocumentCenter/View/170206): a $65 minimum permit fee; commercial plan review by building square footage at $425, $580, $820 or $1,220 depending on size tier; a $70 Commercial Occupancy permit; commercial alterations with no addition at 1.0% of the actual cost of work; commercial trade permits (electrical, plumbing, mechanical, gas) at $70-$170 each, plus a $65 commercial trade review and $30 per re-inspection; fire protection permits ranging $240-$420 by system type; a $70 demolition permit; and a $95 fee for a posted Stop Work Order. New construction and commercial additions are instead charged per the Building Valuation Data Report formula, which the county updates every July 1. This schedule applies to any of the nine building-permit-relevant tracked industries undertaking new construction, alteration, or a certificate-of-occupancy application in the county.

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Sources

Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.

  1. Building and Development Application Fee Schedule, effective July 1, 2022 (Board of Supervisors approved July 14, 2021)Loudoun County Department of Building and Development · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-02
  2. Fee Schedules — current hub page confirming the 2022 Building & Development schedule remains the county's current oneLoudoun County · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-02

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