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Permits & Development

Building permits, plan review, and construction activity.

Permit Inspector in a hard hat holding rolled blueprints in front of a small house being built

Permit Inspector

Tip

Permit volume tracks where Houston is growing. Slow permits in a hot ZIP almost always tell a story.

Building permits and development records show where Houston is growing, what is being built, and how quickly the city processes applications. Watching permit volume and approval timelines helps neighbors anticipate construction, drainage impacts, and changes to their blocks.

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Red flags

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Houston Building Permits

Building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permits issued by the Houston Permitting Center.

300 records ⚠ 19 red flags Q 91

🚩 Red flags to watch

Values our detectors think are worth double-checking against the official source.

🚩 High · future date
95% sure

This record is dated in the future.

occurred_at 2026-07-15
A 311 request can't be created next year. A future date usually means someone typed the date wrong or a computer formatted it incorrectly.

Next step: Check for a typo or a time-zone/format bug at the source.

Houston Building Permits Source β†—
🚩 High · future date
95% sure

This record is dated in the future.

occurred_at 2026-07-13
A 311 request can't be created next year. A future date usually means someone typed the date wrong or a computer formatted it incorrectly.

Next step: Check for a typo or a time-zone/format bug at the source.

Houston Building Permits Source β†—
🚩 High · future date
95% sure

This record is dated in the future.

occurred_at 2026-07-07
A 311 request can't be created next year. A future date usually means someone typed the date wrong or a computer formatted it incorrectly.

Next step: Check for a typo or a time-zone/format bug at the source.

Houston Building Permits Source β†—
🚩 High · impossible negative
85% sure

A count or amount is negative where that should be impossible.

numeric_value -9
You can't have negative days to fix a pothole, or negative permits. A negative number here is a sign of a data-entry or calculation mistake.

Next step: Confirm whether negatives represent refunds/corrections or are simply errors.

Houston Building Permits Source β†—
🚩 High · impossible negative
85% sure

A count or amount is negative where that should be impossible.

numeric_value -52
You can't have negative days to fix a pothole, or negative permits. A negative number here is a sign of a data-entry or calculation mistake.

Next step: Confirm whether negatives represent refunds/corrections or are simply errors.

Houston Building Permits Source β†—
🚩 High · impossible negative
85% sure

A count or amount is negative where that should be impossible.

numeric_value -43
You can't have negative days to fix a pothole, or negative permits. A negative number here is a sign of a data-entry or calculation mistake.

Next step: Confirm whether negatives represent refunds/corrections or are simply errors.

Houston Building Permits Source β†—