# Walton County, FL Permit Search: Building Permit Lookup | Permit Press

Look up Walton County, FL building permits: the Tyler EnerGov Self Service portal and office contacts. Not yet in the Permit Press live feed.

Source: https://permit.press/permit-search/walton-county-fl

Walton County Building Division issues building permits for unincorporated Walton County and the City of Freeport. This guide links each official permit search and explains how to look up a record.

Place: Walton 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

- Walton County Building Division: unincorporated Walton County and the City of Freeport (850-892-8160)

## Official sources

- [Walton County CSS permit portal](https://waltoncountyfl-energovweb.tylerhost.net/apps/SelfService): Create an account, pay invoices, view scheduled inspections, and request a building permit search or lien search (fee invoiced through the portal).
- [Walton County Building Division](https://www.mywaltonfl.gov/74/Building-Division): Office page. Phone 850-892-8160.
- [Walton County building permit checklist (PDF)](https://www.mywaltonfl.gov/DocumentCenter/View/31894/Building-Permit-Checklist): Required items for permit submittals; links to the Tyler-hosted portal.

## How to search permits

1. Find the permitting authority: Walton County Building Division issues building permits for unincorporated Walton County and the City of Freeport. Confirm the address is in Walton County before you search.
2. Open the official permit search: Open Walton County CSS permit portal, which runs on Tyler EnerGov Self Service. Create an account, pay invoices, view scheduled inspections, and request a building permit search or lien search (fee invoiced 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 Walton County Building Division (850-892-8160) how to request it. Older permits are not always in online systems.

## Municipalities

- City of Freeport: Freeport Planning & Zoning reviews permit packets (7-10 business days), then the applicant submits the approval to the Walton County Building Department, which also issues the certificate of occupancy. [Building department](https://cms2.revize.com/revize/freeport/Documents/Government/Department/Planning/Forms%20And%20Applications/Applications%20and%20Forms/Building%20Process%20for%20the%20City%2020230706.pdf)

## Good to know

- The Building Division is open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. ([source](https://www.mywaltonfl.gov/74/Building-Division))
- The Freeport location is temporarily closed, and building services are consolidated at the main DeFuniak Springs office. ([source](https://www.mywaltonfl.gov/74/Building-Division))
- Building permit searches and lien searches are requested through the online portal, which invoices the fee. ([source](https://www.mywaltonfl.gov/74/Building-Division))
- The Office of the County Attorney is the custodian of county public records (publicrecords@co.walton.fl.us). ([source](https://www.mywaltonfl.gov/74/Building-Division))

## Questions

### How do I search building permits in Walton County, Florida?

Use Walton County CSS permit portal (Tyler EnerGov Self Service) at https://waltoncountyfl-energovweb.tylerhost.net/apps/SelfService. Create an account, pay invoices, view scheduled inspections, and request a building permit search or lien search (fee invoiced through the portal).

### Who issues building permits in Walton County?

Walton County Building Division issues permits for unincorporated Walton County and the City of Freeport.

### What is the phone number for the Walton County building department?

Walton County Building Division: 850-892-8160, 117 E. Sloss Ave., DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433 (mailing: P.O. Drawer 689). Listed on the office's website when this guide was reviewed on 2026-10-19.

### Is Walton County in the Permit Press live feed?

Not yet. Permit Press does not collect Walton County permit records today, so this guide points to the official sources. You can ask to be notified when Walton County is added.

### Is Permit Press the official Walton 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.

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- [Bay County, Florida permit search](https://permit.press/permit-search/bay-county-fl)
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