Which addresses this covers
Johns Creek permits property inside its city limits. Alpharetta, Milton, Duluth and the rest of Fulton and Forsyth counties run their own permit offices.
| Tool | Search by | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| CSS portal | Permit number, address, parcel number; type, status and dates | Permit record, status and inspections; account needed only to apply or pay |
| Building Permits Issued (City GIS) | Any field | Permit number, type, address, square footage, status, issue date; our source |
| Permit Technicians, 678-512-3250, BuildingPermits@JohnsCreekGA.gov | Phone or email | Help finding a permit or reading its status |
How to look up the permits on a Johns Creek address
- Open the CSS portal. You do not need to log in to search.
- Choose Search and set the search to Permit.
- Type the street address (or the permit number from your paperwork, which starts with a prefix such as MECH, ELER, PLMR or BLDR) and search.
- Open each permit on the address. An HVAC change-out, a panel upgrade and a water heater are separate permits.
- Check the status and, for recent work, the inspections. The City's Guide for Online Permit Portal lists the permit counter at City Hall, 11360 Lakefield Drive, open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
What the statuses mean
| Status in the City file | What it means | How we count it |
|---|---|---|
| Complete | Final inspection passed | Finished |
| Issued, In Review, Fees Due, blank | Active, or not finaled yet | Open |
| Expired, Abandoned | Lapsed without a final | Expired |
| Void, Withdrawn, Denied | Never went ahead | Left out |
Of the permits issued August 2024 to July 2025, 69.2% were Complete, 22.5% had expired and 8.3% were still open by our 23 October 2026 snapshot. More than one in five expiring is high; if a permit on your house reads Expired, the work was never given a final inspection.
When the record is not online
For records not in the portal, the City Clerk's Request Public Records page links to the City's online records request system. The page says fulfilling requests "may incur copying and/or administrative costs", including "copying charges of $.10 per page" and charges for "search, retrieval, and other direct administrative costs"; the City Clerk's line is 678-512-3162 (read 24 October 2026).
What our Johns Creek pages add
Our Johns Creek page adds the City's home permits up, August 2024 to July 2026:
| Kind of work | Permits (Aug 2024–Jul 2026) | Last 12 months (Aug 2025–Jul 2026) | 12 months before |
|---|---|---|---|
| HVAC | 1,255 | 633 | 622 |
| Electrical | 949 | 469 | 480 |
| Plumbing | 817 | 421 | 396 |
| Fences and walls | 114 | 66 | 48 |
| Residential building (new homes, additions, remodels) | 827 | 415 | 412 |
The City's residential building permits do not say whether they are a new house, an addition or a remodel, so they are counted together. The permit statistics page has the month-by-month counts and browse permits lists the rows.
What this does not tell you
The City's file names no contractor and has no job value, final date or ZIP code, so we show no firms, costs or time to final. The City last refreshed it in mid-August 2026, which is why the window ends in July 2026; the portal itself is current.
How we know this
The account rule and portal link are quoted from the City of Johns Creek's CSS page, the counter details from its Guide for Online Permit Portal, and the records fees from its Request Public Records page, all read 24 October 2026; the search fields are those of the portal's public permit search form on the same date. Our counts are the City's Building Permits Issued layer, read 23 October 2026: home permits issued August 2024 to July 2026.
Numbers come from public permit records in 57 cities, data through October 23, 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 Johns Creek?
Open the City's Customer Self-Service portal (johnscreekga.gov/css links to it), choose Search, set it to permits and type your address or the permit number. The City says anyone may access public information in EnerGov; an account is only needed to apply, pay or schedule.
- Does Johns Creek issue permits for Alpharetta or Duluth addresses?
No. Johns Creek permits only property inside its city limits. Alpharetta, Milton, Duluth and the rest of Fulton and Forsyth counties run their own permit offices.
- How do I get old Johns Creek permit records?
Request them from the City Clerk through the Request Public Records page, which links to the City's records portal. The City says requests may cost $.10 per page in copying plus administrative charges for search and retrieval.
- Can I look up Johns Creek permits by contractor?
The City's public permit file names no contractor, so we cannot list firms. Ask your contractor for the permit number and look it up in the portal, or call the permit technicians at 678-512-3250.
- What does Expired mean on a Johns Creek permit?
The permit lapsed without a final inspection. Of home permits issued August 2024 to July 2025, 22.5% were Expired or Abandoned by our October 2026 snapshot, against 69.2% Complete.
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- Anaheim building permit search: Anaheim NEXT and the Building Permit Report
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- Missoula building permit search: the City's Accela portal, statuses and what they mean
- Montgomery, AL building permit search: the Online Permitting Portal and the City's permit file
- Customer Self-Service (CSS) Portal — City of Johns Creek (2026-10-24)
- Johns Creek EnerGov Self Service (2026-10-24)
- Guide for Online Permit Portal — City of Johns Creek (2026-10-24)
- Request Public Records — City of Johns Creek (2026-10-24)
- Building Permits Issued — City of Johns Creek (ArcGIS) (2026-10-23)