155 new building permits were filed in Galveston, TX over the trailing 7 days, with $403,285 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
155
▲ 33.6% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$403,285
$44,809 avg per permit
Prior 7-day comparison
116
permits filed previous week
Of 788 Galveston permits with a published review status, 213 (27.0%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Permit Issued | 238 | 30.2% |
| Issued | 234 | 29.7% |
| In Review | 158 | 20.1% |
| In Progress | 55 | 7.0% |
| Complete | 28 | 3.6% |
| Pending Acceptance | 26 | 3.3% |
| Approved | 19 | 2.4% |
| Awaiting Resubmittal | 16 | 2.0% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Galveston, TX logged 155 permits in the last 7 days versus 116 the week before — a 33.6% 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.
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Plumbing Permit | 43 | 27.7% |
| Mechanical Permit | 28 | 18.1% |
| Residential Building Permit | 26 | 16.8% |
| Electrical Permit | 20 | 12.9% |
| Roof Permit | 15 | 9.7% |
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