Shed, pool, carport and gazebo permits in Fairfax County, VA
How Fairfax County takes applications: online, on its online permit portal (plus.fairfaxcounty.gov).
We can file it for you, $125: we fill in Fairfax County's application for shed, gazebo or pergola, carport, above-ground pool or hot tub and shed or garage demolition permits on the portal, submit it and answer the town's questions about it. The town's filing fee due at submission is included up to $75. If we can't submit your application, you get your money back. (Permit expediters typically charge $350 or more for the same paperwork.) How filing works
What Fairfax County says:
- Shed: detached one-story shed over 256 sq ft
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How Fairfax County takes permit applications
Fairfax County, Virginia takes residential permit applications online, on its Accela (PLUS) permit portal (plus.fairfaxcounty.gov). The application is filled in on the portal and the town reviews it there.
Not sure whether your project needs a permit at all? Enter your Fairfax County address in the box above. You get an answer for your exact property in about a minute, free.
We can file it with Fairfax County for you
For the projects below, DoINeedAPermit.org files the application on Fairfax County's portal for you. You answer a few questions and sign once, and we fill in the town's application, submit it and handle the town's questions about it. We email you at every step and send you the permit when it's issued.
- Shed / accessory structure
- Gazebo, pergola or patio cover
- Carport
- Above-ground pool or hot tub
- Accessory structure demolition
What it costs
$125.00 to file, paid when you sign. That includes Fairfax County's filing fee due when the application goes in, up to $75.00. If the town charges more than that to file, we email you a link for the rest before we submit, or refund you in full if you'd rather not.
If Fairfax County sets a permit fee after it reviews the application, we email you a link to pay it, plus a small payment handling fee, and pay the town for you. If we can't submit your application, you get your money back.
Prefer to file it yourself? The $24.99 Filing Kit gives you the answer for your address, what Fairfax County needs from you and step-by-step filing instructions.
Check my Fairfax County address →
More Virginia towns
Towns near Fairfax County in the alphabet where we file your permit for you: Chesterfield County, Chilhowie, Craig County, Fairfax, Farmville, Franklin County, Harrisonburg, Montgomery County.