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.
Permits filed · this week
299
▼ 28.5% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$0
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Prior 7-day comparison
418
permits filed previous week
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 status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ISSUED | 3,193 | 81.2% |
| COMPLETE | 700 | 17.8% |
| EXPIRED | 31 | 0.8% |
| ON HOLD | 3 | 0.1% |
| FEES PAID | 2 | 0.1% |
| IN REVIEW | 1 | 0.0% |
| VOID | 1 | 0.0% |
| REVOKED | 1 | 0.0% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. 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.
| # | Contractor | Permits (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 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
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