Wake County Inspections & Permits provides building inspections and permitting services for all unincorporated areas of Wake County and, through contractual agreements, provides building inspection services for the towns of Knightdale, Rolesville, Wendell and Zebulon.
Wake County Inspections & Permits provides citizens, businesses and visitors 24-hour online access to permitting services and information through our Wake County Permit Portal. To access all the online services Wake County Inspections & Permits provides, you will need to register an account with the Wake County Permit Portal. To register an account with the Wake County Permit Portal, please click on the Permit Portal banner below. Visitors without a Permit Portal account can search limited permit information on the portal.
We encourage all new visitors to the Wake County Permit Portal to view our Permit Portal Guide Page before starting the process of opening an account or applying for permits. This page will help assist you in understanding the process of using the Permit Portal to open an account, apply for permits, pay fees and schedule inspections.
Project Guides
Project guides are available to help assist you in applying for permits with Wake County Inspections & Permits. To view these guides, please click on the buttons below.