Every jurisdiction wants something slightly different
Gravette, Bentonville, Centerton, Rogers and unincorporated Benton County do not all want the same package, in the same format, with the same review time. A submission that sails through in one city gets returned in another, and the return costs weeks, not days.
We file the paperwork for our own projects constantly, which means we know which office wants what and how far ahead inspections have to be booked. That knowledge is worth more than the filing itself, because the expensive mistake is almost never the fee.
The paperwork side of a build
Filed as part of our own projects, and available on its own.
Residential permits
New homes, additions, remodels, barndominiums and accessory structures, filed with the right city or county office.
Commercial permits
Commercial plan review submissions, which carry more requirements and longer review windows than residential.
Plan review submission
Assembling and submitting the drawing package in the format the reviewing office actually wants, which is where most returns originate.
Inspection scheduling
Booking inspections far enough ahead that the trades are not standing around waiting on an inspector.
Revisions and resubmittals
Handling comments and corrections when a reviewer sends something back, without the schedule stopping while you work out what they meant.
Septic and utility coordination
Septic permitting and utility connection paperwork on rural sites, which runs on its own separate timeline.
Filing without losing weeks
Identify the jurisdiction
City limits, county, water and fire district. It sounds trivial and it is the single most common reason a package goes to the wrong desk.
Assemble the package
Drawings, site plan and forms in the format that office expects. A complete first submission is the whole game.
Submit and track
Filed, then followed up. Packages sit in queues, and a submission nobody is chasing sits longer.
Schedule inspections ahead
Inspection windows booked into the construction schedule rather than called in the day the work is ready.
Our builders never wait on a third party
Every Premier Home Developers house is permitted by Premier Construction Co., the construction division of the same company. That is the reason our residential schedules are not hostage to somebody else’s filing queue.
See the project gallery →Permit questions
Do I need a permit for my project?
Almost always if you are changing the footprint, the structure, or the electrical, plumbing or mechanical systems. Cosmetic work usually does not. Tell us what you are doing and we will tell you which one it is.
How long does a building permit take in Benton County?
It varies by jurisdiction and by how complete the submission is. A complete first package is the biggest single factor, because a returned submission costs weeks rather than days.
Will you file permits if you are not building the project?
Yes, we file for standalone clients as well as our own builds. Tell us the scope and the jurisdiction and we will tell you what the package needs.
What happens if work was done without a permit?
It can usually be resolved, though it may mean opening up finished work for inspection. The longer it waits the more expensive it gets, especially when the property is about to be sold.
Find out what your project needs
Tell us the scope and the address. We will tell you which jurisdiction it falls under, what the package has to include and roughly how long review takes there.