Do you want to track down some more information about an ongoing shoreline improvement effort in your neighborhood? Or perhaps you’re interested in the status of a stormwater management plan. A new state website is designed to help you look into the details.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced last week the release of the Virginia Permit Transparency website to bring increased transparency and efficiency to the state’s permitting processes.

“Our administration is committed to increasing transparency in the permitting process,” Youngkin said. “The Virginia Permit Transparency website allows Virginia to continue to lead the country by bringing greater visibility to the regulatory and permitting processes. Virginia is demonstrating how a transparent permitting process can continue to attract top-quality business and job opportunities.”

VPT provides the public a centralized platform to track the daily status and timeline of critical steps for Commonwealth of Virginia’s permits. Users c...