665 new building permits were filed in Polk County, FL over the trailing 7 days, with $6,574,947 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
665
▲ 11.2% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$6,574,947
$36,126 avg per permit
Prior 7-day comparison
598
permits filed previous week
Of 7,752 Polk County permits with a published review status, 807 (10.4%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Application Received | 2,974 | 38.4% |
| Inspections | 2,652 | 34.2% |
| Closed-Complete | 1,110 | 14.3% |
| Received | 751 | 9.7% |
| Closed-Denied | 53 | 0.7% |
| Additional Info Required | 32 | 0.4% |
| Fees Due | 29 | 0.4% |
| Expired | 25 | 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. Polk County, FL logged 665 permits in the last 7 days versus 598 the week before — a 11.2% 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 | Stanley Martin Homes, LLC | 5 | $897,675 |
| 2 | DEL-AIR HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION, LLC | 5 | $96,314 |
| 3 | FRANK GAY SERVICES | 4 | $64,280 |
| 4 | WARD'S HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING INC | 4 | $48,889 |
| 5 | WINDOW WORLD OF POLK COUNTY INC | 4 | $28,941 |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Permit | 130 | 19.5% |
| Re-Roof Permit | 103 | 15.5% |
| Permit Search Request | 101 | 15.2% |
| Electric Permit | 65 | 9.8% |
| Window and Door Permit | 54 | 8.1% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | Residential New Permit - Ex: New House | 748 RUTH AVE, HAINES CITY FL 33844 | BAYONET PLUMBING, HEATING & AIR-CONDITIONING, LLC | $329,668 |
| 2026-08-03 | Residential New Permit - Ex: New House | 740 RUTH AVE, HAINES CITY FL 33844 | BAYONET PLUMBING, HEATING & AIR-CONDITIONING, LLC | $329,668 |
| 2026-08-03 | Re-Roof Permit | 402 SUNSET VIEW DR, DAVENPORT FL 33837 | ADROIT PROPERTY SOLUTIONS, INC. | $16,134 |
| 2026-08-03 | Residential New Permit - Ex: New House | 757 RUTH AVE, HAINES CITY FL 33844 | BAYONET PLUMBING, HEATING & AIR-CONDITIONING, LLC | $329,668 |
| 2026-08-03 | Mechanical Permit | 453 TREVISO DR, POINCIANA FL 34759 | DEL-AIR HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION, LLC | $14,948 |
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