DeFuniak Springs, FL Permit Pulse — Week of 2026-08-02

299 new building permits were filed in DeFuniak Springs, FL 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.

By Marcus Reeves · Updated 2026-08-02 · Last permit logged 2026-07-31

Permits filed · this week

299

▼ 28.5% vs prior 7 days

Declared construction value

$0

Prior 7-day comparison

418

permits filed previous week

DeFuniak Springs permit review backlog

Of 3,933 DeFuniak Springs permits with a published review status, 1 (0.0%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:

Permit statusPermitsShare
ISSUED3,19381.2%
COMPLETE70017.8%
EXPIRED310.8%
ON HOLD30.1%
FEES PAID20.1%
IN REVIEW10.0%
VOID10.0%
REVOKED10.0%

Is the DeFuniak Springs building department backed up?

Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. DeFuniak Springs, FL logged 299 permits in the last 7 days versus 418 the week before — a 28.5% decrease, so intake is easing. This tracker refreshes weekly from official municipal feeds, so it reflects the current pace rather than a stale snapshot.

Top contractors this week

#ContractorPermits (7d)Declared value
1 RICHARDSON ENTERPRISES OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA, INC. DBA:JOEL A. RICHARDSON ELECTRI 14
2 Elite Property Research 10
3 PROPLOGIX 9
4 AquaRK Title Services 8
5 Kevin Retamoso 7

What's being built this week

Permit typeCountShare
Code Lien Search Request 59 19.7%
Residential Electrical Sub Permit 30 10.0%
Mechanical Sub Permit 27 9.0%
Beach Special Event Permit 26 8.7%
Residential Pool 26 8.7%

Recent permit filings

DateTypeAddressContractorValue
2026-07-31 Residential Pool 640 WHITFIELD RD FREEPORT FL 32439 EMERALD COAST CUSTOM POOLS & SPAS
2026-07-31 Residential Pool 1474 BAYTOWNE AVE E MIRAMAR BEACH FL 32550 EMERALD COAST CUSTOM POOLS & SPAS
2026-07-31 Residential Pool 220 LEE PL SANTA ROSA BEACH FL 32459 AQUA OASIS POOL CONSTRUCTION LLC
2026-07-31 Residential Pool 204 LITTLE CANAL DR SANTA ROSA BEACH FL 32459 EMERALD COAST CUSTOM POOLS & SPAS
2026-07-31 Residential Remodel - Interior Permit - 51 MYSTIC COBALT ST SANTA ROSA BEACH FL 32459 EMERALD COAST PREMIER BUILDERS LLC
Methodology. Data sourced from DeFuniak Springs's official municipal permit-issuance feed and refreshed daily. Permits are counted by issue date. Declared construction value reflects what the applicant declared on the permit application and is filtered to remove obvious data-entry errors (values under $1,000 or above $50M are excluded from totals). "This week" means the trailing 7 days through 2026-08-02.

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