1086 new building permits were filed in Indianapolis, IN 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
1,086
▲ 5.5% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$0
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Prior 7-day comparison
1,029
permits filed previous week
Of 10,785 Indianapolis permits with a published review status, 230 (2.1%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Open | 5,232 | 48.5% |
| Review | 1,738 | 16.1% |
| Issued | 1,586 | 14.7% |
| Processed | 878 | 8.1% |
| Ready to Issue | 434 | 4.0% |
| Available | 339 | 3.1% |
| Submitted | 195 | 1.8% |
| Active | 171 | 1.6% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Indianapolis, IN logged 1,086 permits in the last 7 days versus 1,029 the week before — a 5.5% 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 | CITIZENS ENERGY GROUP | 65 | — |
| 2 | You must have a user ID and Password associated with your Contractor | 48 | — |
| 3 | RG DEVELOPMENT LLC | 21 | — |
| 4 | LIGHT SOURCE COMMUNICATIONS LLC | 10 | — |
| 5 | AT&T INDIANA | 8 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Right of Way Permit-Excavation | 255 | 23.5% |
| Heating & Cooling - 1-2 Family | 142 | 13.1% |
| Structural - One or Two Family | 104 | 9.6% |
| Self Certification Tag Authorization | 94 | 8.7% |
| Improvement Location Permit-1-2 Family | 72 | 6.6% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-04 | Heating & Cooling - 1-2 Family | 1413 HOYT AVE | RG DEVELOPMENT LLC | — |
| 2026-08-04 | Right of Way Permit-Excavation | 9031 SEABREEZE CIR | CITIZENS ENERGY GROUP | — |
| 2026-08-04 | Improvement Location Permit-1-2 Family | 48 W 65TH ST | CUSTOM LIVING INC | — |
| 2026-08-04 | Right of Way Permit-Excavation | 7821 HOLLY CREEK LN | INDY EXCAVATING AND UTILITIES LLC | — |
| 2026-08-04 | Heating & Cooling - 1-2 Family | 1413 HOYT AVE | RG DEVELOPMENT LLC | — |
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