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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
2026-052055 BP787482026-04-122026-04-30182026
2025-159153 BP787332025-11-132026-01-11592026
2026-125059 BP787042026-09-082026-09-23152026
2026-013773 BP787312025-11-252026-02-10772026
2026-114982 BP787312026-07-192026-09-02452026
2025-103570 BP787442025-05-132026-02-222852026
2026-097973 BP787592026-06-242026-08-03402026
2026-005370 BP787272025-10-282026-01-20842026
2026-039675 BP787592025-10-282026-04-221762026
2026-044078 BP787572026-03-012026-04-21512026
2025-136809 BP787232025-09-032025-11-04622025
2026-076455 BP787452026-04-212026-06-18582026
2026-039488 BP787312025-12-182026-06-171812026
2025-157093 BP787232025-11-052025-12-10352025
2026-052328 BP787502026-03-052026-04-28542026
2026-133681 BP787502026-09-032026-10-20472026
2025-146913 BP787272025-09-212025-12-14842025
2026-097998 BP787212026-07-192026-08-05172026
2025-029437 BP787582025-02-112026-01-203432026
2025-157074 BP787212025-10-092025-12-14662025
2026-016921 BP787482025-12-162026-02-12582026
2025-122116 BP787032025-06-302025-11-161392025
2026-056779 BP787512026-02-242026-08-201772026
2026-041588 BP787042026-03-162026-04-23382026
2026-074095 BP787312026-05-072026-06-10342026
2026-082611 BP787352026-05-032026-06-29572026
2026-128573 BP787452026-07-292026-09-30632026
2026-005922 BP787502025-10-292026-01-18812026
2026-094745 BP787502026-02-232026-07-221492026
2026-085366 BP787232026-05-132026-07-06542026
2022-058460 BP787032022-02-242026-10-0616852026
2026-026998 BP787272025-09-142026-03-051722026
2026-112249 BP787212026-05-202026-08-27992026
2025-155008 BP787032025-08-272025-12-091042025
2025-150494 BP787462025-07-272025-11-251212025
2026-023093 BP787352025-11-242026-03-151112026
2026-116301 BP787332025-06-232026-09-094432026
2026-112738 BP787242026-08-262026-08-2602026
2026-097144 BP787172026-06-222026-08-20592026
2026-036244 BP787392026-01-112026-03-30782026
2026-090861 BP787502026-07-062026-07-1482026
2025-159819 BP787572025-11-302025-12-16162025
2025-159811 BP787492025-05-282026-06-253932026
2026-067262 BP787492026-03-302026-05-31622026
2025-144111 BP787032025-09-282025-11-12452025
2025-129178 BP787532025-10-052025-11-17432025
2026-129308 BP787312026-09-302026-10-0552026
2026-106931 BP787452026-07-142026-08-27442026
2026-120349 BP787452026-09-022026-09-15132026
2026-058080 BP787582025-12-012026-05-171672026

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