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How long does a addition permit take in Austin?

A historical population statistic from this registry. It does not predict an individual application or determine whether your project needs a permit.

Median application-to-issuance time

60 calendar days

n = 468 usable timelines · Source: City of Austin Issued Construction Permits (Socrata 3syk-w9eu) · Source years: 2025, 2026
As of 2026-11-03 (coverage endpoint). Issued-date window: 2025-11-03 through 2026-11-03, inclusive.

Recomputed from application and issuance dates in their configured source-field time zones. Missing or reversed dates and unsourced records are excluded. Pool/spa records are excluded by whole-word matching, including plurals, in project class and work description. Stored derived medians are not substituted.

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Records used in this calculation

Source: City of Austin Issued Construction Permits (Socrata 3syk-w9eu) · Source years: 2025, 2026 · As of 2026-11-03 · n = 468. Dates below are calendar dates in the source fields’ configured time zones. No addresses or homeowner names are displayed.

PermitZIPAppliedIssuedCalendar daysSource year
2026-000694 BP787352025-10-052026-01-05922026
2026-139294 BP787462026-09-142026-10-25412026
2026-128692 BP787592026-09-132026-10-17342026
2026-020852 BP787042025-04-292026-02-222992026
2026-050619 BP787592026-01-142026-08-282262026
2026-074391 BP787312026-04-082026-06-11642026
2026-077242 BP787392026-04-212026-06-17572026
2026-068823 BP787212026-05-042026-06-02292026
2026-101307 BP787012026-07-272026-08-06102026
2026-059514 BP787312026-03-182026-05-17602026
2026-048332 BP787592026-01-012026-04-231122026
2026-088274 BP787502026-05-192026-07-08502026
2025-140231 BP787032025-10-152025-11-03192025
2023-014080 BP787322022-06-162026-05-2514392026
2026-048005 BP787512026-04-092026-04-30212026
2025-137750 BP787302024-05-012025-11-085562025
2026-090940 BP787312026-04-272026-07-26902026
2026-074553 BP787022025-09-142026-06-142732026
2026-010337 BP787502026-01-012026-04-301192026
2026-000873 BP787522025-10-302026-01-06682026
2026-134173 BP787172026-08-172026-10-15592026
2026-126039 BP787572026-07-282026-09-23572026
2026-086348 BP787242025-08-062026-07-263542026
2026-054196 BP787502026-02-102026-05-03822026
2026-142756 BP787042026-10-012026-10-28272026
2026-020686 BP787232025-12-292026-02-19522026
2026-069543 BP787572026-03-182026-06-04782026
2026-132208 BP787352026-10-062026-10-0712026
2025-139828 BP787032025-10-132025-11-04222025
2026-118114 BP787042026-05-262026-09-151122026
2026-018429 BP787442026-02-162026-02-1602026
2026-122749 BP787352026-07-152026-09-23702026
2026-123801 BP787492026-08-162026-09-21362026
2026-073759 BP787042026-06-022026-06-14122026
2025-137961 BP787352025-09-022025-11-03622025
2026-085155 BP787232026-05-052026-07-06622026
2024-158536 BP787512024-11-242025-12-304012025
2026-066391 BP787242026-05-252026-05-3162026
2026-115550 BP787042026-08-202026-09-10212026
2026-053730 BP787222026-02-082026-05-251062026
2025-157684 BP787592025-10-022025-12-14732025
2026-066807 BP787222026-04-262026-05-26302026
2026-125035 BP787272026-08-102026-09-22432026
2025-118589 BP787242025-09-162026-02-111482026
2025-157592 BP787422025-06-052025-12-141922025
2026-034168 BP787482026-03-032026-04-01292026
2025-120839 BP787452024-03-282026-07-068302026
2025-151486 BP787592024-12-252026-01-283992026
2026-045763 BP787032026-03-162026-04-14292026
2026-052963 BP787452026-04-022026-04-29272026

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