# Gilchrist County, FL Permit Search: Building Permit Lookup | Permit Press Look up Gilchrist County, FL building permits: the Edmunds GovTech CPSS portal, Fanning Springs permits and office contacts. Not yet in the Permit Press live feed. Source: https://permit.press/permit-search/gilchrist-county-fl Gilchrist County Building Department (Building & Zoning) issues building permits for unincorporated Gilchrist County. Fanning Springs issues its own permits inside city limits. This guide links each official permit search and explains how to look up a record. Place: Gilchrist 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 - Gilchrist County Building Department (Building & Zoning): unincorporated Gilchrist County (352-463-3173) - City of Fanning Springs: inside city limits ## Official sources - [Gilchrist County CPSS online permitting](https://broker.edmundsassoc.com/CPSS/?municipalId=GBOCFL): Submit permit packages and site plans, pay, track plan review status, schedule inspections and see results. First-time users request a login through the portal. - [Gilchrist County Building Department (Building & Zoning)](https://gilchrist.fl.us/onlinepermitting/): Office page. Phone 352-463-3173. - [Gilchrist County online permitting instructions](https://gilchrist.fl.us/onlinepermitting/online-permitting/): The county page that explains the CPSS system and links to it. - [Gilchrist County inspections](https://gilchrist.fl.us/onlinepermitting/inspections/): The county inspections page. ## How to search permits 1. Find the permitting authority: Check whether the address is inside Fanning Springs, which issues its own permits. Otherwise the permit belongs to Gilchrist County Building Department (Building & Zoning). 2. Open the official permit search: Open Gilchrist County CPSS online permitting, which runs on Edmunds GovTech CPSS. Submit permit packages and site plans, pay, track plan review status, schedule inspections and see results. First-time users request a login through the portal. 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 Gilchrist County Building Department (Building & Zoning) (352-463-3173) how to request it. Older permits are not always in online systems. ## Municipalities - City of Fanning Springs: The city building department issues permits within city limits (Building Official, 352-463-2855). The city page links an iWorQ permit portal. [Permit portal](https://fanningspring-permit.portal.iworq.net/portalhome/fanningspring-permit) ## Good to know - The office is open Monday to Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (closed noon to 1:00 for lunch) and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ([source](https://gilchrist.fl.us/onlinepermitting/)) - The Building Official and building inspector have a separate line, 352-463-4620. ([source](https://gilchrist.fl.us/onlinepermitting/)) - Gilchrist County's online permitting runs on the CPSS system, which also handles inspection scheduling and results. ([source](https://gilchrist.fl.us/onlinepermitting/online-permitting/)) ## Questions ### How do I search building permits in Gilchrist County, Florida? Use Gilchrist County CPSS online permitting (Edmunds GovTech CPSS) at https://broker.edmundsassoc.com/CPSS/?municipalId=GBOCFL. Submit permit packages and site plans, pay, track plan review status, schedule inspections and see results. First-time users request a login through the portal. For an address inside a city that issues its own permits, use that city's portal instead. ### Who issues building permits in Gilchrist County? Gilchrist County Building Department (Building & Zoning) issues permits for unincorporated Gilchrist County. City of Fanning Springs issues its own permits inside city limits. ### What is the phone number for the Gilchrist County building department? Gilchrist County Building Department (Building & Zoning): 352-463-3173, 209 SE 1st Street, Trenton, FL 32693. Listed on the office's website when this guide was reviewed on 2026-10-19. ### Does Fanning Springs issue its own building permits? Yes. City of Fanning Springs issues building permits inside its city limits. The city building department issues permits within city limits (Building Official, 352-463-2855). The city page links an iWorQ permit portal. Start at https://fanningspring-permit.portal.iworq.net/portalhome/fanningspring-permit (iWorQ). ### Is Gilchrist County in the Permit Press live feed? Not yet. Permit Press does not collect Gilchrist County permit records today, so this guide points to the official sources. You can ask to be notified when Gilchrist County is added. ### Is Permit Press the official Gilchrist County permit website? No. Permit Press at permit.press is an independent public-record research service. 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