Building permits · Charleston, SC

Just call Darby.

Your building permit application, filled out over the phone.

(854) 540-1401

Call Darby

English or Spanish. Day or night.

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  • Re-roofs

  • Decks

  • Additions

  • Pools

  • New homes

  • Kitchens

  • Piazzas

  • Sheds

  • Windows

  • Renovations

See it start to finish

How Darby works, in 73 seconds.

No forms. No apps.

It’s just a phone call.

Darby talks like the permit office should: plain questions, one at a time. You talk like you do on the job site. Darby turns it into the official form.

Darby

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Hi, this is Darby. English or español?

English.

What’s the street address of the job?

41 Palmetto Lane, downtown.

I have 41 Palmetto Lane, in the City of Charleston. Is that right?

Yep.

Tell me what you’re doing on this job.

Full re-roof. Tearing off shingles, going to standing seam metal.

Got it. You’re all set. Your application is on its way to your email.

Building Permit Application · ready to sign

How it works

Call Darby. Talk. Done.

01

Call

Call from the truck, the job site, wherever you are. Darby picks up.

02

Talk

Tell Darby the address and the job. Darby asks the rest, one simple question at a time.

03

Done

Your filled-out application lands in your email. Look it over, sign it, send it in.

Example Darby data sheet for a Charleston County pool permit, filled with sample information
Example City of Charleston residential building permit application, filled in with sample information for a re-roof

TMS # found

Flood zone: AE

Right form for the City

What lands in your inbox

The real city form. Filled in.

Not a summary. Not a screenshot. The official application your town uses, with every box Darby could fill already done.

Parcel, TMS number and flood zone looked up for you

The right form for your town, every time

You review it, sign it, and submit it

Sample application with example information.

Why Darby

Permits are hard. Calling Darby is easy.

Without Darby

167 boxes.

167 boxes.

167 boxes.

Filling in 167 boxes on one city form

Hunting down your parcel (TMS) number

Working out which town’s form you need

Guessing what goes in each box

With Darby

One phone call.

One phone call.

One phone call.

Darby finds your parcel from the street address

Darby picks the right form for your town

Darby fills in the boxes while you talk

You check it, sign it, and send it in

Where Darby works

Charleston area. More towns soon.

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City of Charleston

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Mount Pleasant

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North Charleston

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Folly Beach

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Charleston County

Renovations, repairs, additions, decks, pools, and new homes.

Pastel houses and palmetto trees on Rainbow Row in downtown Charleston

Built in Charleston, for Charleston.

Pricing

Simple pricing. Pick one.

Pay as you go

$20

$20

/ application

Call when you need a permit. Pay for each application after the call.

No sign-up

Pay by card after the call

Good for the odd job

Unlimited

Best for busy crews

$40

$40

/ month

Every application, every job, one flat price.

Unlimited applications

Cancel anytime

Saves money from your 3rd application a month

Prices in US dollars. Permit fees charged by your town or county are separate and paid to them.

Got a job? Call Darby.

Call Darby

Darby fills out the application. You review it, sign it, and submit it.