Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026
The usual permit in the Town of Gilbert takes 69 days from issue to the town's final inspection; the middle half take 28 to 173 days. That is from 2,554 permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 that reached a final. Plumbing permits are quickest at 18 days; new home permits take longest at 207 days. This is the time to finish the work and close the permit, not the wait for approval.
“How long does a permit take?” can mean two waits. This page measures the second one.
Getting the permit (not measured): application → issue, the wait for the town to approve the plans. Ask the town for its current review times.
Finishing the work (measured here): issue → final. From the day the town issued the permit to the day it recorded the final inspection. We count only permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends, so slow jobs have had time to finish; a permit still open is not in the days.
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025. Usual days is the middle permit among those with a final date: half finished sooner, half later. Middle half is the range the middle 50% fell in. Kinds of work with fewer than 100 permits in that period are left out.
| Kind of work | Permits | Finished | Expired | Usual days to final | Middle half (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical | 725 | 86.3% | 0.0% | 32 | 13–65 |
| Plumbing | 395 | 87.3% | 0.0% | 18 | 6–48 |
| New homes | 421 | 80.3% | 0.0% | 207 | 178–258 |
| Pools & spas | 308 | 96.8% | 1.3% | 84 | 56–131 |
| Remodels & repairs | 277 | 56.0% | 0.0% | 98 | 51–171 |
| Garages, sheds & shade structures | 152 | 63.8% | 0.0% | 189 | 77–279 |
| Other | 1,146 | 55.3% | 0.3% | 88 | 43–174 |
Each kind of work on its own, issue to the town's final.
The usual electrical permit in the Town of Gilbert takes 32 days from issue to final; the middle half take 13 to 65 days (626 permits with a final date, issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025). 86% of the 725 permits issued then have finished and 0% expired. Gilbert electrical permits →
The usual plumbing permit in the Town of Gilbert takes 18 days from issue to final; the middle half take 6 to 48 days (345 permits with a final date, issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025). 87% of the 395 permits issued then have finished and 0% expired. Gilbert plumbing permits →
The usual new home permit in the Town of Gilbert takes 207 days from issue to final; the middle half take 178 to 258 days (338 permits with a final date, issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025). 80% of the 421 permits issued then have finished and 0% expired. Gilbert new home permits →
The usual pool and spa permit in the Town of Gilbert takes 84 days from issue to final; the middle half take 56 to 131 days (298 permits with a final date, issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025). 97% of the 308 permits issued then have finished and 1% expired. Gilbert pool and spa permits →
The usual remodel and repair permit in the Town of Gilbert takes 98 days from issue to final; the middle half take 51 to 171 days (155 permits with a final date, issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025). 56% of the 277 permits issued then have finished and 0% expired. Gilbert remodel and repair permits →
The usual garage, shed and shade structure permit in the Town of Gilbert takes 189 days from issue to final; the middle half take 77 to 279 days (97 permits with a final date, issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025). 64% of the 152 permits issued then have finished and 0% expired. Gilbert garage, shed and shade structure permits →
From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.
How long permits take for other places in Phoenix. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.
Source: Town of Gilbert open data, EnergovPermitData (ArcGIS table), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.
Permits the Town of Gilbert issues inside the town limits only. Mesa, Chandler, Queen Creek and unincorporated Maricopa County islands next to Gilbert run their own permit offices and are not in this file.
Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. Sources and definitions →
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Contractor Records, "How long do permits take in the Town of Gilbert, AZ?", https://contractorrecords.com/gilbert/how-long-does-a-permit-take, data through September 2026, from the Town of Gilbert Development Services building-permit records.Link to a table: By kind of work · Each kind of permit.
Download the tables (CSV): Days to final by kind of work.