Cut weeks off your permit timeline. We navigate City of Houston permitting so you don't have to. From application to approval, we handle everything.
Get Free Assessment Call (832) 977-8173Permit expediting is a professional service that manages a building permit application through a city's approval process on the applicant's behalf — preparing documents, responding to plan review comments, and coordinating inspections to cut approval time from weeks or months down to days.
In Houston, that means instead of waiting in line at the Houston Permitting Center (1002 Washington Ave), dealing with confusing requirements, and playing phone tag with plan reviewers, you hand it off to experts who know the system inside out.
A permit expediter serves as your representative with the City of Houston Permitting Center. We submit applications, respond to plan review comments, schedule inspections, and push your permit through the system faster than you could on your own.
Houston's permitting process is notoriously complex. The City of Houston processes over 100,000 permits annually, and the backlog can stretch for weeks or months. Here's why smart contractors, property owners, and businesses use permit expediters:
We specialize in unsticking permits that have been sitting for weeks. Let us take a look.
Get Free Permit Status CheckTell us about your project and we'll review your permit needs. We identify potential issues before they become problems and give you a realistic timeline.
We compile all required documents, review plans for code compliance, and prepare a complete application package that won't get kicked back.
We submit your application through ProjectDox (Houston's electronic plan review system) and actively track its progress through every department.
When plan reviewers have comments, we respond immediately. We coordinate with your architect or engineer to resolve issues fast.
Once approved, we pick up your permit and deliver it to you. Construction can begin immediately.
Need inspection scheduling? We handle that too, ensuring inspectors show up when they're supposed to.
Updated August 2026. Permit timelines in Houston vary based on project complexity and current City workload. Based on the 500+ permits we've expedited, here's what we typically see:
| Permit Type | Typical DIY Timeline | With HTX Permit Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Simple residential permit | 2–4 weeks | 3–7 days |
| Commercial TI (tenant improvement) | 4–8 weeks | 2–4 weeks |
| New commercial construction | 8–16 weeks | 4–8 weeks |
| Projects with issues / rejections | 3–6+ months | Identified and resolved fast |
The difference? We know who to talk to, what they need to see, and how to keep your application moving through the system.
HTX Permit Fix handles permits throughout the Greater Houston area:
Our pricing depends on the complexity of your project. Here are general ranges:
Free assessment: We always start with a free review of your project to give you an accurate quote.
Permit expediting in Houston typically starts at $500 for simple permit pulls. Residential permits run $500–$1,500, commercial tenant improvement (TI) permits run $1,000–$3,000, and complex commercial projects are priced per project. HTX Permit Fix starts every engagement with a free assessment and quote.
Without help, a simple residential permit in Houston typically takes 2–4 weeks, a commercial TI permit 4–8 weeks, and new commercial construction 8–16 weeks. With an expediter managing the application, those timelines drop to 3–7 days, 2–4 weeks, and 4–8 weeks respectively.
A permit expediter prepares and submits your permit application, tracks it through the City of Houston's ProjectDox electronic plan review system, responds to plan review comments, coordinates with your architect or engineer, and schedules inspections — acting as your representative at the Houston Permitting Center so the application keeps moving.
Yes — stalled permits are our specialty. We diagnose where the application is stuck (plan review comments, missing documents, departmental holds), resolve the blocking issue, and push it through. Most stuck permits have a specific, fixable cause.
Yes. HTX Permit Fix works throughout Greater Houston: City of Houston, unincorporated Harris County, Katy, Sugar Land (Fort Bend County), Pearland (Brazoria County), The Woodlands (Montgomery County), Pasadena, Baytown, and Missouri City.
Stop waiting. Stop guessing. Let us handle your Houston permit.
Get Free Assessment Call (832) 977-8173Need help with other permit issues? We handle all Houston permit problems:
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