930 new building permits were filed in Dallas, TX 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
930
▲ 17.0% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$0
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Prior 7-day comparison
795
permits filed previous week
Of 3,563 Dallas permits with a published review status, 1,768 (49.6%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Inspection Phase | 1,703 | 47.8% |
| Pending | 1,607 | 45.1% |
| Plan Review | 114 | 3.2% |
| Additional Info Required | 41 | 1.2% |
| Payment Due | 38 | 1.1% |
| Closed - Denied | 20 | 0.6% |
| Closed - Approved | 13 | 0.4% |
| Document Received | 10 | 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. Dallas, TX logged 930 permits in the last 7 days versus 795 the week before — a 17.0% 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 | Existing HVAC | 12 | — |
| 2 | AMENDMENT INFORMATION | 3 | — |
| 3 | Adding Electrical | 1 | — |
| 4 | Paving Contractor | 1 | — |
| 5 | Replacing Plumbing | 1 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate of Occupancy | 113 | 12.2% |
| Residential Plumbing Permit | 111 | 11.9% |
| Residential Mechanical Permit | 83 | 8.9% |
| Residential Electrical Permit | 74 | 8.0% |
| Commercial Electrical Permit | 61 | 6.6% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | Residential Mechanical Permit | 2101 OAK VALLEY LN, Dallas TX 75232 | Existing HVAC | — |
| 2026-07-27 | Residential Mechanical Permit | 1621 SHELMIRE DR, Dallas TX 75224 | Existing HVAC | — |
| 2026-07-27 | Residential Mechanical Permit | 1947 PEZ DR, Dallas TX 75051 | Existing HVAC | — |
| 2026-07-24 | Residential Mechanical Permit | 5910 CHIPPING WAY, Dallas TX 75252 | Existing HVAC | — |
| 2026-07-24 | Residential Mechanical Permit | 6523 WESTGATE DR, Dallas TX 75254 | Existing HVAC | — |
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