How long does a building permit take in Delray Beach?
As of November 2026, a new-home permit in Delray Beach takes a median 127 days from application to issue, across the 47 permits issued in the last six months. The middle half took 76 to 250 days, about the same as the six months before (127 days). 49 applications are waiting on the city now, a median 78 days so far.
Application to permit, by the month it was issued.
Each row is one month: the permits Delray Beach issued then, each timed from the day its application was filed. The band is the middle half of those permits; a month with fewer than three shows its count alone.
From application to certificate of occupancy.
Each step, for the homes that finished it in the last year. Plan review runs from the application to the permit; the build starts once the city issues it.
49 applications waiting on the city.
New-home applications Delray Beach hasn’t issued yet, with nothing built. Half have waited longer than 78 days; 13 have waited more than six months, the longest 15 months. Applications with no city record for a year are left out as quiet.
The city’s review, or a private provider’s.
In Florida a builder can hire a licensed private provider to review the plans and inspect the work (Florida Statutes 553.791); the city still issues the permit. Permits issued in the last year, by who reviewed them.
Median from application to permit across 44 permits; the middle half took 126 to 267 days.
Median from application to permit across 34 permits; the middle half took 67 to 131 days.
Permit times where we track them.
| City | Application to permit | In review now | Waiting so far |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale | — | 118 | 102 days |
| Pompano Beach | 144 days (9) | 20 | 163 days |
| Boca Raton | 122 days (60) | 52 | 55 days |
| Delray Beach | 127 days (47) | 49 | 78 days |
Application to permit: the median for permits issued in the last six months, with how many. A dash where a city’s records don’t say when its permits were issued.
How long the build takes
From the permit to the certificate of occupancy, stage by stage and by builder: how long it takes to build in Delray Beach.
What it costs
Build cost per square foot, what lots sell for, and two houses priced out: the cost to build in Delray Beach.
Planning a build
Get a lot report for any address, then match builders who have built where you want to.
How it’s measured: new houses, duplexes and townhouse units with their own permit, from the day the new-home permit application was filed to the day the city issued the permit. A gap of more than three years is left out as a renewal or a revived application. Stage dates are the first inspection the city recorded for each stage. Figures as of November 2026, from Delray Beach eServices. How the data works.