# Brevard County, FL Permit Search: Building Permit Lookup | Permit Press Look up Brevard County, FL building permits: the Accela Citizen Access portal, Titusville permits and office contacts. Not yet in the Permit Press live feed. Source: https://permit.press/permit-search/brevard-county-fl Brevard County Planning and Development issues building permits for unincorporated Brevard County and the Town of Grant-Valkaria. Titusville, Cocoa, Rockledge and West Melbourne issue their own permits inside city limits. This guide links each official permit search and explains how to look up a record. Place: Brevard County, Florida (FL). Not yet in the Permit Press live feed. Guide reviewed 2026-10-19. Permit Press is an independent research service, not a government website. ## Who issues permits - Brevard County Planning and Development: unincorporated Brevard County and the Town of Grant-Valkaria (321-633-2187) - City of Titusville: inside city limits - City of Cocoa: inside city limits - City of Rockledge: inside city limits - City of West Melbourne: inside city limits ## Official sources - [Brevard's Advance Service Site (BASS) building permit search](https://aca-prod.accela.com/BREVARD/Cap/CapHome.aspx?module=Building&TabName=HOME): Search building permits without logging in by property appraiser account number, application number, contractor license or name, or street address and date range; registered users log in to pay fees and manage records. - [Brevard County Planning and Development](https://aca-prod.accela.com/BREVARD/Cap/CapHome.aspx?module=Building&TabName=HOME): Office page. Phone 321-633-2187. - [BASS (Accela Citizen Access) home](https://aca-prod.accela.com/brevard/Default.aspx): Landing page for building, development, enforcement and contractor licensing records; links to how-to guides for registering and scheduling inspections. ## How to search permits 1. Find the permitting authority: Check whether the address is inside Titusville, Cocoa, Rockledge or West Melbourne, which issue their own permits. Otherwise the permit belongs to Brevard County Planning and Development. 2. Open the official permit search: Open Brevard's Advance Service Site (BASS) building permit search, which runs on Accela Citizen Access. Search building permits without logging in by property appraiser account number, application number, contractor license or name, or street address and date range; registered users log in to pay fees and manage records. 3. Search by address or permit number: Search with the street address or the permit number where the portal offers those fields, then open the record for its status, inspections and documents. 4. Ask the office about older records: If a permit is missing online, ask Brevard County Planning and Development (321-633-2187) how to request it. Older permits are not always in online systems. ## Municipalities - City of Titusville: Building Department under Community Development, 321-567-3775; online permit applications and payments go through BS&A Online, and the city also links a Camino interactive permit guide. [Permit portal](https://bsaonline.com/Home/MunicipalityHome?uid=2751) - City of Cocoa: Building & Permitting, 321-433-8501; the portal's Search lets you look up building permits issued after March 1, 2021. [Permit portal](https://www.citizenserve.com/Portal/PortalController?Action=showHomePage&ctzPagePrefix=Portal_&installationID=331) - City of Rockledge: Building Division, 321-221-7540; permits are now submitted and issued through SmartGOV, which replaced the city's BS&A portal, and inspections can be scheduled there or at 321-204-6354. [Permit portal](https://ci-rockledge-fl.smartgovcommunity.com/Public/Home) - City of West Melbourne: Building Department, 321-837-7776; the portal handles all permit submittals (since March 5, 2024), permit status and history searches, inspection results and scheduling. [Permit portal](https://bsaonline.com/Home/MunicipalityHome?uid=2531) ## Good to know - The county's BASS permit database covers unincorporated Brevard County and the Town of Grant-Valkaria, except Grant-Valkaria permits from before September 17, 2018. ([source](https://aca-prod.accela.com/BREVARD/Cap/CapHome.aspx?module=Building&TabName=HOME)) - Brevard's cities handle permitting inside their own limits and keep their own permit records. ([source](https://aca-prod.accela.com/BREVARD/Cap/CapHome.aspx?module=Building&TabName=HOME)) - For the most accurate property search in BASS, the county recommends entering only the Property Appraiser's account number. ([source](https://aca-prod.accela.com/BREVARD/Cap/CapHome.aspx?module=Building&TabName=HOME)) - Permit fees can be paid by logging in to a BASS account or by calling the county's Central Cashier at 321-633-2068. ([source](https://aca-prod.accela.com/brevard/Default.aspx)) ## Questions ### How do I search building permits in Brevard County, Florida? Use Brevard's Advance Service Site (BASS) building permit search (Accela Citizen Access) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/BREVARD/Cap/CapHome.aspx?module=Building&TabName=HOME. Search building permits without logging in by property appraiser account number, application number, contractor license or name, or street address and date range; registered users log in to pay fees and manage records. For an address inside a city that issues its own permits, use that city's portal instead. ### Who issues building permits in Brevard County? Brevard County Planning and Development issues permits for unincorporated Brevard County and the Town of Grant-Valkaria. City of Titusville, City of Cocoa, City of Rockledge and City of West Melbourne issue their own permits inside city limits. ### What is the phone number for the Brevard County building department? Brevard County Planning and Development: 321-633-2187. Listed on the office's website when this guide was reviewed on 2026-10-19. ### Does Titusville issue its own building permits? Yes. City of Titusville issues building permits inside its city limits. Building Department under Community Development, 321-567-3775; online permit applications and payments go through BS&A Online, and the city also links a Camino interactive permit guide. Start at https://bsaonline.com/Home/MunicipalityHome?uid=2751 (BS&A Online). ### Does Cocoa issue its own building permits? Yes. City of Cocoa issues building permits inside its city limits. Building & Permitting, 321-433-8501; the portal's Search lets you look up building permits issued after March 1, 2021. Start at https://www.citizenserve.com/Portal/PortalController?Action=showHomePage&ctzPagePrefix=Portal_&installationID=331 (Citizenserve). ### Is Brevard County in the Permit Press live feed? Not yet. Permit Press does not collect Brevard County permit records today, so this guide points to the official sources. You can ask to be notified when Brevard County is added. ### Is Permit Press the official Brevard County permit website? No. Permit Press at permit.press is an independent public-record research service. Permit applications, inspections, official status and documents stay with the issuing agency. ## Bordering counties - [Indian River County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/indian-river-county-fl) - [Orange County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/orange-county-fl) - [Osceola County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/osceola-county-fl) - [Seminole County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/seminole-county-fl) - [Volusia County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/volusia-county-fl) [All Florida counties](https://permit.press/permit-search/florida) Records may be delayed or incomplete. Verify material facts with the original source.