Polk County, FL Permit Pulse — Week of 2026-09-20

336 building permits were recorded for Polk County, FL over the trailing 7 days, with $7,041,551 in declared construction value. This page reflects currently available public permitting records; source schedules vary by jurisdiction.

By PermitGrab Research · Updated 2026-09-20 · Last permit logged 2026-09-19

Permits filed · this week

336

▼ 5.9% vs prior 7 days

Declared construction value

$7,041,551

$96,459 avg per reported permit

Prior 7-day comparison

357

permits filed previous week

Polk County published permit statuses

Of 4,967 Polk County permits with a published review status, 512 (10.3%) are currently labelled as review or intake stages by the source. Breakdown by current status:

Permit statusPermitsShare
Application Received2,13643.0%
Inspections1,83536.9%
Received4769.6%
Closed-Complete4298.6%
Additional Info Required240.5%
In Review120.2%
Fees Due100.2%
Pending Issuance90.2%

What do the published permit statuses show?

Of 4,967 records with a published review status, 512 (10.3%) are currently labelled as review or intake stages by the source. Polk County, FL also has 336 records in the trailing 7 days versus 357 in the prior 7 days. These source fields do not establish an overall review time or backlog outside the statuses the jurisdiction publishes.

Top contractors this week

#ContractorPermits (7d)Declared value
1 BAYONET PLUMBING, HEATING & AIR-CONDITIONING, LLC 5 $582,940
2 Justin Egbert 4 $55,737
3 FRANK GAY SERVICES 3 $34,677
4 GOLDEN HORIZON BUILDERS LLC 2 $100,000
5 KL SMITH INC 2 $58,832

What's being built this week

Permit typeCountShare
Permit Search Request 60 17.9%
Mechanical Permit 55 16.4%
Re-Roof Permit 51 15.2%
Residential New Permit - Ex: New House 29 8.6%
Electric Permit 28 8.3%

Recent permit filings

DateTypeAddressContractorValue
2026-09-19 Pool Permit 1506 YEOMANS PATH, LAKELAND FL 33809 POLK COUNTY POOLS, INC. $52,000
2026-09-19 Window and Door Permit 541 ADRIEL AVE, WINTER HAVEN FL 33880 POWER HOME REMODELING GROUP, LLC $18,097
2026-09-19 Mechanical Permit 942 BROOKE RD, FORT MEADE FL 33841 Justin Egbert $14,468
2026-09-19 Window and Door Permit 1535 S LAKE SHIPP DR, WINTER HAVEN FL 33880 POWER HOME REMODELING GROUP, LLC $7,870
2026-09-19 Mechanical Permit 131 WEEPING WILLOW RD, EAGLE LAKE FL 33839 Justin Egbert $13,846
Methodology. Data is based on public permitting records associated with Polk County. Source coverage and publication schedules vary by jurisdiction. Permits are counted using the source date field. Declared construction value reflects what applicants reported on 73 of 336 current permits (21.7% coverage); values under $1,000 or above $50M are excluded from totals. "This week" means the trailing 7 days through 2026-09-20.

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