Permits & Development
Building permits, plan review, and construction activity.
Permit Inspector
TipPermit 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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Values our detectors think are worth double-checking against the official source.
This record is dated in the future.
Next step: Check for a typo or a time-zone/format bug at the source.
This record is dated in the future.
Next step: Check for a typo or a time-zone/format bug at the source.
This record is dated in the future.
Next step: Check for a typo or a time-zone/format bug at the source.
A count or amount is negative where that should be impossible.
Next step: Confirm whether negatives represent refunds/corrections or are simply errors.
A count or amount is negative where that should be impossible.
Next step: Confirm whether negatives represent refunds/corrections or are simply errors.
A count or amount is negative where that should be impossible.
Next step: Confirm whether negatives represent refunds/corrections or are simply errors.