Building permit times in Austin Council District 7

New-home permits in Council District 7 took a median 69 days from application to permit in the last 22 months, number 4 of 10 among Austin's council districts.

City of Austin building permits issued through October 19, 2026. Updated monthly.

Wait by type of job

Job	Permits	Median days, District 7	Median days, citywide
New homes (1–2 units)	397	69	57
Residential additions and remodels	234	68	68
Swimming pools and spas	127	57	78
Residential demolitions	217	17	22
Commercial remodels and finish-outs	667	56	55
New commercial buildings	149	299	121

Jobs with fewer than 20 permits in the district are left out.

New homes, year by year

Year issued	Permits	Median days
2021	448	51
2022	306	87
2023	212	85
2024	164	78
2025	237	72

District is the City's current council district for each permit's location. Compare every district or read how the numbers are computed.

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New-home permits took a median of 69 days in the last 22 months; the slowest tenth took more than 226 days. The table above shows other job types.

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