Planning for a better tomorrow
Claiborne County Tennessee has enacted minimal subdivision regulations to help manage growth within the County. The Planning Commission keeps citizens and those interested aware those regulations, provides information on other information affecting property use and development in the county, and documents previous subdivision approvals and public discussion of subdivision regulations as a service to the public.
The Claiborne Planning Commission normally meets on the first Tuesday of each month to conduct business. The Planning Commission meets in the Claiborne County Courthouse in one of the courtrooms, located on Main Street in Tazewell. This is an open public meeting.
As of 2021 the Leadership of the Claiborne Planning Commission consists of:
- Chairman: Jerry Brooks
Phone: (423) 526-7372
Email Jerry - Vice-Chair: Rodney Fugate
Phone: (423) 526-4446
Email Rodney - Secretary: Gary Estes
Phone: (423) 851-1110
Email Gary
County Commissioners serving of the Planning Commission include Whitt Shuford and Stacey Crawford.
Kathryn Baldwin is the Staff Planner for the Claiborne County Planning Commission. Claiborne County requires appropriately Category 1 Survey Plats. Electronic submission of plats is not allowed because the Planning Commission does not have the capability to print full-size plats. She is available at for questions, and/or to have items added to the agenda.
Phone: (865) 755-5349
Email Kathryn
Claiborne County Planning Commission
Rodney Fugate, Vice Chairman (423) 526-4446 | P.O. Box 1222 New Tazewell, TN 37824 email: rodneyfugate@hotmail.com |
| Gary W. Estes, Secretary (423) 851-1110 | 748 Woodlake Blvd. New Tazewell, TN 37825 email: garywestes_37879@yahoo.com |
| John Turpin (606) 269-2539 | P.O. Box 4408 Harrogate, TN 37752 email: wdmturpin@yahoo.com |
| Jerry L. Brooks, Chairman (423) 526-7372 | 200 Rob Campbell Ln Tazewell, TN 37879 email: jerrylbrooks@gmail.com |
| Whitt Shuford (423) 526-7777 | P.O. Box 888 Tazewell, TN 37879 email: whitt@whittshuford.com |
| Stacey Crawford (423) 526-7814 | 207 Bear Creek Rd. New Tazewell, TN 37825 email: lil_eagle_68@hotmail.com |
| Cindy DeBusk (423) 489-9105 | P.O. Box 428 New Tazewell, TN 37824 email: cindymomof4@gmail.com |
| Mitch Edwards (423) 489-9256 | |
| Jeff Neely (423) 489-3699 | 814 Lewis Drive New Tazewell, TN 37825 email: jeddnely53@hotmail.com |
| Kathryn Baldwin, Staff Planner (865) 755-5349 | Farragut, TN 37934 email: 1956kgb@gmail.com |