# Okaloosa County, FL Permit Search: Building Permit Lookup | Permit Press Look up Okaloosa County, FL building permits: the Tyler EnerGov Self Service portal, Fort Walton Beach permits and office contacts. Not yet in the Permit Press live feed. Source: https://permit.press/permit-search/okaloosa-county-fl Okaloosa County Growth Management, Building Division (Permitting) issues building permits for unincorporated Okaloosa County. Fort Walton Beach, Crestview and Destin issue their own permits inside city limits. This guide links each official permit search and explains how to look up a record. Place: Okaloosa 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 - Okaloosa County Growth Management, Building Division (Permitting): unincorporated Okaloosa County (850-689-5080) - City of Fort Walton Beach: inside city limits - City of Crestview: inside city limits - City of Destin: inside city limits ## Official sources - [Okaloosa County permitting portal (EnerGov Self Service)](https://energovweb.myokaloosa.com/energov_prod/selfservice/): Apply for permits, create an account, search permits on a property, request inspections and view the daily inspection report. - [Okaloosa County Growth Management, Building Division (Permitting)](https://myokaloosa.gov/gm/building/permitting): Office page. Phone 850-689-5080. ## How to search permits 1. Find the permitting authority: Check whether the address is inside Fort Walton Beach, Crestview or Destin, which issue their own permits. Otherwise the permit belongs to Okaloosa County Growth Management, Building Division (Permitting). 2. Open the official permit search: Open Okaloosa County permitting portal (EnerGov Self Service), which runs on Tyler EnerGov Self Service. Apply for permits, create an account, search permits on a property, request inspections and view the daily inspection report. 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 Okaloosa County Growth Management, Building Division (Permitting) (850-689-5080) how to request it. Older permits are not always in online systems. ## Municipalities - City of Fort Walton Beach: Building & Inspections (Growth Management) uses MGO for building permits, inspections, planning, BTRs and code enforcement. [Permit portal](https://www.mgoconnect.org/cp/portal?JID=274) - City of Crestview: Building Department, 850-682-1560 option 2; apply, add sub-permits, register contractors and schedule inspections in MGO. [Permit portal](https://www.mgoconnect.org/cp/portal) - City of Destin: The city homepage's 'Permitting and Licensing' link ('Apply for permits online') goes to MGO. [Permit portal](https://www.mgoconnect.org/cp?JID=496) ## Good to know - The Crestview permit counter is open Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m.-noon. ([source](https://myokaloosa.gov/gm/building/permitting)) - Inspections are requested through the same EnerGov portal, which also publishes a daily inspection report. ([source](https://myokaloosa.gov/gm/building/permitting)) - The county won't assign an address to vacant land outside a platted subdivision until a permit (single-family dwelling, electrical, or manufactured home) is issued. ([source](https://myokaloosa.gov/gm/building/permitting)) ## Questions ### How do I search building permits in Okaloosa County, Florida? Use Okaloosa County permitting portal (EnerGov Self Service) (Tyler EnerGov Self Service) at https://energovweb.myokaloosa.com/energov_prod/selfservice/. Apply for permits, create an account, search permits on a property, request inspections and view the daily inspection report. For an address inside a city that issues its own permits, use that city's portal instead. ### Who issues building permits in Okaloosa County? Okaloosa County Growth Management, Building Division (Permitting) issues permits for unincorporated Okaloosa County. City of Fort Walton Beach, City of Crestview and City of Destin issue their own permits inside city limits. ### What is the phone number for the Okaloosa County building department? Okaloosa County Growth Management, Building Division (Permitting): 850-689-5080, 812 E. James Lee Blvd., Crestview, FL 32539 (Crestview permit counter); also 1250 N. Eglin Pkwy., Shalimar, FL 32579 (850-651-7180). Listed on the office's website when this guide was reviewed on 2026-10-19. ### Does Fort Walton Beach issue its own building permits? Yes. City of Fort Walton Beach issues building permits inside its city limits. Building & Inspections (Growth Management) uses MGO for building permits, inspections, planning, BTRs and code enforcement. Start at https://www.mgoconnect.org/cp/portal?JID=274 (MyGovernmentOnline). ### Does Crestview issue its own building permits? Yes. City of Crestview issues building permits inside its city limits. Building Department, 850-682-1560 option 2; apply, add sub-permits, register contractors and schedule inspections in MGO. Start at https://www.mgoconnect.org/cp/portal (MyGovernmentOnline). ### Is Okaloosa County in the Permit Press live feed? Not yet. Permit Press does not collect Okaloosa County permit records today, so this guide points to the official sources. You can ask to be notified when Okaloosa County is added. ### Is Permit Press the official Okaloosa 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 - [Santa Rosa County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/santa-rosa-county-fl) - [Walton County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/walton-county-fl) [All Florida counties](https://permit.press/permit-search/florida) Records may be delayed or incomplete. Verify material facts with the original source.