Where to search Greensboro permits
| Tool | Search by | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| GSO BI Scheduler | Address or permit number | Permits on the property and their inspections |
| BI_Permits layer (City GIS open data) | Any field, including contractor | Permit type, status, costs, issue and final-inspection dates, contractor |
| Our Greensboro firm list | Contractor name | Each firm's permits, share finaled and days to final |
How to look up permits on a Greensboro address
- Open the permit search.
- Enter the address, or the permit number from the card posted on site.
- Open each permit. Greensboro issues separate electrical, mechanical (HVAC) and plumbing permits, so a remodel can show several.
- Read the inspections on each one and look for the final.
- Check that the contractor named on each trade permit is the one you hired. Another name means another firm's license is on your job.
If the address is outside city limits, the City's records page says to request records from Guilford County.
What the statuses mean
The City's permit layer (counted 23 October 2026) uses four statuses: Final Inspection Made, Expired, Issued and Active. Our pages count Final Inspection Made as finished and time it from issue to the final inspection date. An Expired permit counts against the firm (Greensboro about page; methodology).
| Trade | Permits | Firms | Final inspection made (a year or more old) | Usual days to final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical | 17,544 | 942 | 93.9% | 52 |
| HVAC | 16,678 | 545 | 89.7% | 48 |
| Plumbing | 8,165 | 415 | 94.1% | 121 |
| Remodel | 1,509 | 405 | 85.4% | 126 |
| Addition | 393 | 167 | 89.4% | 179 |
| New home | 2,341 | 123 | 97.7% | 156 |
Greensboro finals most permits, and fast: the usual HVAC permit closes in 48 days. So an HVAC or electrical permit still Issued months after the install is out of the ordinary, and Expired means the work was never signed off.
When the record is not online
The City's Records You Don't Have to Request page lists building permits and inspections for properties in the City among the records you can get without a request. For anything else, it says to contact the Public Records Requests Administrator by email or at 336-373-3636 (read 23 October 2026).
What our Greensboro data adds
The Scheduler shows one address or permit. Ours lists every Greensboro permit a firm pulled in three years: the Greensboro permit statistics, and the compare lists for electricians, HVAC and plumbers. The North Carolina license checks are in the Greensboro contractor license lookup, and Do I need a permit? covers which jobs need one.
See every Greensboro HVAC contractor by days to final →
How we know this
The Scheduler's description and the records page are quoted from City of Greensboro pages read 23 October 2026; the status list is a count of the City's BI_Permits GIS layer that day. Our counts are City of Greensboro building and trade permits on homes, October 2023 to September 2026. Electrical, HVAC and plumbing permits record no job value.
Numbers come from City of Greensboro building and trade permits, data through October 18, 2026. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can.
Questions
- How do I find out if a permit was pulled on my house in Greensboro?
Use the City's GSO BI Scheduler, whose help page says it looks up permits and inspections by address or permit number. Development Services answers questions on (336) 373-2155.
- Are Greensboro building permits public record?
Yes. The City lists building permits and inspections among the records you do not have to request, and publishes its permit table through its GIS open data service.
- My house is outside Greensboro city limits. Where are its permits?
With Guilford County. The City's records page says permits and inspections for properties outside city limits are requested from Guilford County.
- What does Final Inspection Made mean?
It is the status Greensboro gives a permit that passed its final inspection, and it is what our pages count as finished. In our file 93.9% of electrical permits and 89.7% of HVAC permits a year or more old had reached it.
- How long do Greensboro permits take to reach final?
In our file the usual electrical permit reached final in 52 days, HVAC in 48, plumbing in 121 and a remodel in 126.
Build your own list
Every firm with that kind of permit on record. Pick what you value. The list moves.
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