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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
2026-079641 BP787242026-05-032026-06-25532026
2025-162846 BP787312025-12-162026-01-05202026
2026-104164 BP787512026-06-232026-08-17552026
2026-042812 BP787232026-02-182026-04-28692026
2025-158814 BP787412025-10-082025-12-22752025
2026-044542 BP787172026-02-222026-04-13502026
2026-026383 BP787042026-01-202026-03-04432026
2026-130935 BP787572026-08-092026-10-13652026
2026-092657 BP787502025-02-242026-07-215122026
2026-126204 BP787492026-09-142026-09-27132026
2026-131796 BP787572026-08-172026-10-06502026
2026-105350 BP787452026-06-242026-08-16532026
2026-003075 BP787452025-10-302026-01-14762026
2026-040031 BP786172026-04-012026-04-12112026
2026-055466 BP787462026-03-032026-05-06642026
2026-058932 BP787572026-01-012026-05-111302026
2026-080115 BP787312026-02-022026-06-291472026
2026-140762 BP787312026-10-062026-10-27212026
2025-160672 BP787442025-11-172025-12-21342025
2025-152620 BP787022025-11-052025-12-02272025
2026-072825 BP787572026-05-252026-06-11172026
2026-064017 BP787512024-04-162026-06-077822026
2026-116496 BP787172026-04-212026-09-091412026
2025-130029 BP787312025-02-252026-03-293972026
2025-147051 BP787512025-10-142025-11-18352025
2026-034696 BP787232026-02-222026-03-27332026
2026-112595 BP787452026-08-182026-08-2792026
2026-094307 BP787572026-06-152026-09-14912026
2025-160192 BP787032025-11-252026-04-121382026
2026-004266 BP787502025-10-022026-02-021232026
2026-074830 BP787032026-01-272026-07-281822026
2026-124196 BP787502026-06-032026-09-221112026
2026-094760 BP787502026-06-022026-07-23512026
2025-141942 BP787472025-10-092025-11-11332025
2026-124275 BP787042026-08-232026-09-27352026
2026-123090 BP787022026-06-042026-09-241122026
2026-068743 BP787042026-01-072026-06-121562026
2025-058819 BP787502025-02-172026-01-293462026
2026-079814 BP787172025-10-282026-07-292742026
2026-112754 BP787222026-08-042026-09-27542026
2026-054247 BP787242026-04-302026-04-3002026
2026-037288 BP787462026-01-152026-04-02772026
2026-074383 BP787512026-05-112026-09-091212026
2024-142789 BP787452024-09-052026-06-086412026
2019-204177 BP787042019-02-102026-01-0825242026
2026-096571 BP787492026-03-012026-08-231752026
2026-073185 BP787592026-05-312026-06-0992026
2026-078588 BP787572026-04-222026-06-21602026
2026-009507 BP787442026-01-252026-01-2502026
2025-159855 BP787222025-11-112025-12-18372025

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