140 new building permits were filed in Clearwater, FL over the trailing 7 days, with $0 in declared construction value. Filing volume is the clearest public signal of how busy — or backed up — a city's building department is right now. Live data from official municipal permit-issuance feeds.
Permits filed · this week
140
▲ 154.5% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$0
—
Prior 7-day comparison
55
permits filed previous week
Of 1,223 Clearwater permits with a published review status, 657 (53.7%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 467 | 38.2% |
| Received | 352 | 28.8% |
| In Review | 223 | 18.2% |
| Additional Info Required | 76 | 6.2% |
| Stop Work Order | 76 | 6.2% |
| Completed | 13 | 1.1% |
| Revisions Needed | 6 | 0.5% |
| Review Approved | 4 | 0.3% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Clearwater, FL logged 140 permits in the last 7 days versus 55 the week before — a 154.5% increase, so intake is accelerating and review backlogs are likely growing. This tracker refreshes weekly from official municipal feeds, so it reflects the current pace rather than a stale snapshot.
| # | Contractor | Permits (7d) | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REPAIR INC | 3 | — |
| 2 | It is the responsibility of the contractor | 3 | — |
| 3 | AIR CONDITIONING INC | 2 | — |
| 4 | BEDROCK GULF TO BAY LLC | 2 | — |
| 5 | DUNEDIN PLUMBING INC | 2 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Building - Construction Permit | 77 | 55.0% |
| Building - Over the Counter Permit | 42 | 30.0% |
| Building - Plan Amendment Application (O | 8 | 5.7% |
| Building/Enforcement/Stop Work Order/SWO | 6 | 4.3% |
| Building/Enforcement/Housing/HOU | 3 | 2.1% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | Building - Over the Counter Permit | Address not available | ADIRONDACK SERVICES INC | — |
| 2026-07-20 | Building - Construction Permit | Address not available | BLUE RIBBON ELECTRIC LLC | — |
| 2026-07-20 | Building - Over the Counter Permit | Address not available | AIRPROMPT HEATING A/C INC | — |
| 2026-07-20 | Building - Over the Counter Permit | Address not available | AIR WEST A/C INC | — |
| 2026-07-20 | Building - Over the Counter Permit | Address not available | BOSCH AIR CONDITIONING, INC. | — |
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