If an Anne Arundel County, Maryland planning record has an unfamiliar number, search the Planning and Zoning tab of the County’s Land Use Navigator (LUN) before guessing that it is a building permit. The County’s Accessing Planning & Zoning Records guide shows both short type-year numbers and longer formats for the same planning application categories. It says no login is required for this lookup.
Choose type or enter the complete number
- Open the County’s LUN portal and select Planning and Zoning as the County guide directs. In General Search, choose the method that fits what you know. If you know only the application category, choose Record Type and then the relevant type.
- The guide illustrates Amended Plat Application, Concept Development Application, Final Development Application and Modification Application. It shows an amended-plat number such as AP-2025-0003 alongside a longer P2025-0035-00-NF example. Concept examples include CD-2025-0009, P2025-0045-00-NS and C2025-0033-00-PP. Final Development examples are FD-2025-0018, P2025-0027-00-NF and C2022-0057-00-NC; modification examples include MOD-2025-0045 and MOD-17946. These are guide examples, not records looked up for this article. Preserve the whole known number; a prefix alone does not prove a permit type or approval.
- If you already have a complete identifier, use Record Number instead. Open a matching result, expand Application Information for details, and use Record Info → Processing Status for its progress. Compare the record type, location and work description with your own reference before treating it as the same case.
The Final Development examples show why a short prefix is a weak shortcut. FD-2025-0018, P2025-0027-00-NF and C2022-0057-00-NC are different sample formats in the County guide, not three stages of one property. The year embedded in an example number does not date a property’s whole planning or permit history. Hypothetical unknown-number case: If you have only an address or tax account number, give it to the County’s Planning and Zoning support contact with an approximate year and the type of file you need. Ask staff to identify a complete record number before trying the portal’s Record Number search. No public APN filter or individual lookup was verified for this guide.
An application result or completed review step is not a building-permit issuance. The County’s permit-system help cautions that a green review check can mean a review was completed without necessarily being approved. The Planning and Zoning guide’s Processing Status is likewise a stage to read, not a certificate that construction may begin. The County permit page handles the separate building-permit process; its LUN help describes permits, approved plans and inspections under that track. Our final inspection status guide explains why an issued permit still does not establish completion.
If no planning result matches
Check that you selected Planning and Zoning, copied every character of the record number and chose the right application type. Do not convert a longer number to a short type-year pattern or infer that no file exists from one search. The guide gives no universal historical start year or complete conversion claim. For an older or unavailable planning file, use the Office of Planning and Zoning support page and provide the known address, tax account or record/modification number, category and approximate year. Its contact route and 410-222-7450 can help identify the file. If you need a formal record request, the County’s Maryland Public Information Act page lists Planning & Zoning for subdivision/zoning files and Inspections & Permits for building/grading/trade permits. Pick the custodian that matches the document; the two request topics are not interchangeable. Our no-result guide can help frame a bounded follow-up.
When the number is a building permit, plat or survey
Building, grading and trade permits sit on the permit side of LUN, run by the Department of Inspections and Permits. The County’s LUN Permits System Help lists three ways to search there: address, Tax Account ID and record number. For an address, enter the street number and street name only, without the street type. Entering just a street name lists every address on that street.
The same help page explains a number that often confuses buyers: a format like 22TMP-000691 is a temporary record number assigned before the final permit number, and temporary numbers are deleted after 30 days. Questions about a permit record go to the Permit Center at (410) 222-7730 or permitcenterhelp@aacounty.org.
Plot plans, subdivision plats and surveys are a different stop. The Office of Planning and Zoning support page routes copy requests for them to the Planning Information and Map Counter, open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays at (410) 222-7463 or OPZMapRoom@aacounty.org. Staff there can give parcel location and zoning information.
What to expect from a records request
If you need copies rather than a screen view, the County’s Public Information Request page sets out the process:
- Choose the topic that matches the record holder: Planning & Zoning or Inspections & Permits.
- Submit one request per address. Name the document types, timeframe and record numbers; the County says specific requests help avoid extra fees.
- Say whether you’re a person in interest, such as the owner. If you don’t, the County treats the request as anonymous, which can affect what’s released.
- Expect an acknowledgment within 10 business days and a response within 30 days. Reproduction and archive retrieval fees may apply, work over two hours is billed hourly, and all fees are due before release.
Official Anne Arundel County Planning and Zoning, Inspections and Permits, and Public Information Request pages checked October 20, 2026.