How to respond to Nashville plan check corrections

What Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County calls its correction letter, how to resubmit, and what to include, from the city’s own pages. Each fact links to its source.

How to resubmit

If any discipline rejects the plans, Metro declines the review and emails a comment letter listing the open issues to correct (from page 2 on), with links back to ePlans.
Comments that reviewers add in Bluebeam show in the project's Issues section; other redlines become visible once the review cycle is complete.
Resubmit updated plans on the same ePlans project, replacing the drawing PDF with the new edition; the project then goes through most review steps again.
When every review passes, Metro emails a passed letter with any comments and conditional items to address. The passed letter is not the permit: contact Metro Codes Permit Issuance to pay for and issue it.

From the city’s instructions: nashville.gov

Codes its letters cite

Building code named on the city’s pages: 2024 International Building Code.

Source: nashville.gov

Official links

Links and facts checked on October 31, 2026.

What a good response to plan check corrections has

General guidance, not Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County’s own rules. Check its page before you resubmit.

Answer every comment, in the reviewer’s order and numbering, so nothing is missed.
Say plainly what you changed for each comment, or why no change is needed.
Name the sheet and detail where each change is, so the reviewer can find it fast.
Mark changes on the drawings (clouds or deltas are common) and keep sheet numbers the same.
Send the response letter, the revised drawings and any new calculations together.

How we help

Send us the whole correction letter. We draft a response to every comment and list the drawing changes sheet by sheet. Your first letter is free. You review each response, then you sign and submit to Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County yourself.

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Questions

How do I resubmit after Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County sends corrections?

If any discipline rejects the plans, Metro declines the review and emails a comment letter listing the open issues to correct (from page 2 on), with links back to ePlans.; then Comments that reviewers add in Bluebeam show in the project's Issues section; other redlines become visible once the review cycle is complete.; then Resubmit updated plans on the same ePlans project, replacing the drawing PDF with the new edition; the project then goes through most review steps again.; then When every review passes, Metro emails a passed letter with any comments and conditional items to address. The passed letter is not the permit: contact Metro Codes Permit Issuance to pay for and issue it.

How do I respond to Nashville’s plan check corrections?

In general, answer every comment in a response letter that says what changed and on which sheet, then resubmit the revised drawings the way Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County asks. Check its own instructions first.

What should a resubmittal to Nashville include?

In general: a response letter answering each comment, the revised drawings with changes marked, and any new calculations or reports the comments ask for. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County may ask for more, so check with it before you send.

Is Cleared to Build part of Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County?

No. Cleared to Build is an independent service, not affiliated with Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County or any permitting agency. You submit to the city yourself.