Pool Construction Permits in Hanover County, Virginia

Pool Construction · Hanover County, Virginia

In Hanover County, a Pool Construction under 150 sq ft generally does not require a building permit. At or above 150 sq ft, a permit is required.

Hanover County requires a building permit for any pool over 150 square feet or 24 inches deep, per the Virginia USBC baseline, but layers on two distinctly local requirements not seen in most Virginia counties: since the county sits within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, applicants must submit a Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act Program Application Form and an Erosion and Sediment Control Program application alongside the standard permit package, and approval from the Health Department is required before the building permit itself will be accepted. The Town of Ashland, one of the county's incorporated towns, separately charges a stormwater management fee on any pool or other project adding 50 square feet or more of new impervious surface, a fee the county itself does not impose outside Ashland's limits. Building permits in Hanover County are handled under the Hanover County Building Inspections building code (IRC 2021 Virginia Unifor). Local zoning, property-line setbacks, and any electrical or plumbing work can still require separate approval, so confirm the details with Hanover County Building Permit.

Source: Hanover County Building Inspections, IRC 2021 Virginia Unifor · County-specific · Verified 2026 by StateDataIndex

Office: Hanover County Building Permit

Address: 7516 County Complex Rd, Hanover, VA 23069, USA

Phone: (804) 537-6040