Permit guidance · TN LLP #5045
Who issues the permit, and how long it takes.
Who issues plumbing permits across Bradley, McMinn, Hamilton, Polk, and Meigs County, whether they accept an application from a Tennessee Limited Licensed Plumber, and how long each takes. Verified by phone in August 2026.
14 permitting authorities called · 6 accept an application from #5045
5 counties
Permit guidance by county
We called every permitting authority in the footprint in August 2026 and wrote down what they said, including the four that do not accept an application from a Limited Licensed Plumber.
Bradley County
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Some plumbing work requires a permit and an inspection, and some does not. Whether one is required for your job is determined by the Authority Having Jurisdiction — the city or county building and codes office for your address — and it is at their discretion.
Usually requires a permit
- Water heater replacement and tankless conversion
- Whole-house repiping
- Water service line and sewer line replacement
- Gas line installation and repair
- Relocating a fixture to a new position
Usually does not
- Drain cleaning and clearing blockages
- Emergency and repair work
- Like-for-like fixture replacement
- Water heater repair
- Camera inspection and diagnostics
This is general guidance rather than a ruling, and it can differ from one town to the next. The Authority Having Jurisdiction makes the determination. Across the Bradley–McMinn corridor we pull the permit and book the inspection ourselves. Inside Hamilton County and Chattanooga the permit office does not accept an application from our license class, so permit-required jobs there are referred to a licensed partner who does the work and meets the inspector.
Not sure whether your job needs a permit?
Describe the work and we will tell you straight, including when the answer is that it does not need one.
TN Limited Licensed Plumber · #5045 · verify at verify.tn.gov