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August 2026 Building Permits

Official permit data from Sugar Land— updated Mon, Wed & Fri from the county permitting office.

Sugar Land, TX issued 637 building permits in August 2026, down 11% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 77479 with 359 permits. BUILDING - PLUMBING was the top permit type, making up 26% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
637
vs. prior month
-11%
716 last month
Most active zip
77479
359 permits
Top permit type
BUILDING - PLUMBING
26% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — August 2026

77479
359
77478
208
77498
67
77469
2

Permits by type

August 2026 · Sugar Land, TX

BUILDING - PLUMBING
166 (26%)
BUILDING - BUILDING RESIDENTIAL
136 (21%)
BUILDING - ELECTRICAL
127 (20%)
BUILDING - MECHANICAL RESIDENTIAL
68 (11%)
CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY
38 (6%)
BUILDING - MECHANICAL COMMERCIAL
37 (6%)
BUILDING - BUILDING COMMERCIAL
22 (3%)
BUILDING - SIGN
22 (3%)
TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
12 (2%)
BUILDING - BANNER/WIND DEVICE
4 (1%)
BUILDING - FENCE
3 (0%)
BUILDING - BULKHEAD INSTALLATION/REPLACEMENT
1 (0%)
BUILDING - IRRIGATION
1 (0%)

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