§ TN Tennessee
County permits
Chester County
Chester County issues permits only for unincorporated areas. Inside an incorporated city? Pick the city below — its building department handles your permit.
§ 01 Unincorporated
Unincorporated Chester County.
If your property isn't inside an incorporated city, the county permit office handles your application directly.
- Permit authority
- Chester County Building and Zoning Department, Permits, Compliance and Enforcement
- Website
- Portal ↗
- Online portal
- Portal ↗
- Phone
- (731) 983-0121 office; (731) 608-7984 cell; county main line (731) 989-5672
- Public email link is referenced, but the crawled text does not expose the actual address. Thin data.
- Address
- Chester County Government, 159 East Main Street, Henderson, TN 38340; mailing address PO Box 183, Henderson, TN 38340
§ 02 Jurisdictions
Cities in Chester County
Click any city for its full permit guide — authority, fees, application steps, inspections, and exempt work.
§ 03 County navigation
Information last verified for Chester County, Tennessee. Permit rules and fees change frequently — verify current requirements with the issuing department before applying. Jaspector is an educational reference, not legal advice.