Building and Planning

Building and Planning is going Paperless!

please use the online submission form to apply for permits.

803-637-4073

The Edgefield County Building and Planning Department is responsible for enforcement of the adopted codes and ordinances regulating development. The Department conducts plan reviews, inspections, and monitoring of all construction and development activities. The services include permitting, plan review, building inspections, code enforcement, and planning services. The staff provides support to the Planning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, and Manufactured Home Appeals Committee as well as the County Transportation Committee. The Department is also responsible for issuing building permits and conducting inspections for the Towns of Edgefield, Johnston, and Trenton.

Plain Language guides to break down the application process in a step-by-step guide.

• Land Development
• Residential Home
• Minor Subdivisions
• Major Subdivisions

Click Here to see our updated Zoning Use Table

Links:

Edgefield County

• Code of Ordinances
• qPublic (Assessor’s Office – Property Records and Map)
• South Carolina Building Codes
• Edgefield County 2019 Comprehensive Plan

Utilities

• Edgefield County Water and Sewer Authority
• Aiken Electric Cooperative
• Dominion Energy South Carolina

Regional Bodies:

• Augusta Regional Transportation Study (ARTS)
• Upper Savannah Council of Governments

State:

• SC Board of Architectural Examiners
• SC Building Codes Council
• SC Contractor’s Licensing Board
• SC State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors
• SC Office of State Fire Marshall
• SC Department of Heath and Environmental Control
• SC Manufactured Housing Board
• SC Department of Natural Resources
• SC Residential Builders Commission
• SC Department of Transportation