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How to find building permits in Fort Worth

Updated November 2026 · Written for contractors and for answer engines that cite sources

The official Fort Worth permit search is Accela Citizen Access: open Development, then Search Applications and Permits, and search by permit number or street address. The city also publishes issued-permit maps and downloads.

DFW Permit’s weekday Fort Worth list comes from the public CFW Development Permits ArcGIS table, counting records whose current status is Issued on that date. On Monday, November 9, 2026, that count was 229.

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Search a single record

  1. Open Fort Worth Accela Citizen Access.
  2. Choose Development, then Search Applications and Permits.
  3. Enter a permit number, or a street number and street name. Fort Worth trade permits (electrical, mechanical, plumbing, backflow) sit alongside building permits in this system.

The Development Services Permits page and the Issued Building Permits page are the official department sources, including maps and a full data download.

What the open table includes

The open ArcGIS table DFW Permit uses does not include a contractor column. An owner name is usually present, and a job valuation is present on some records (38 of 229 on Monday, November 9, 2026). That makes Fort Worth one of the more useful DFW feeds for contacting a property owner when the city publishes the name.

See the latest sample: Fort Worth building permits.

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