Everything you need to stay on top of permit changes
Real-time alerts, verified data, and jurisdiction-wide coverage. Built for professionals who work across municipal boundaries.
What triggers an alert
We monitor official government sources for five categories of change. When we detect one, you get notified before it affects your next application.
Fee changes
Permit fees increase without warning. We detect fee schedule updates the day they publish and notify you before your next application.
New requirements
New inspection requirements, documentation mandates, or code adoptions. Know about them before you submit, not after a rejection.
Deadline shifts
Seasonal closures, processing time changes, and filing window updates. Never miss a deadline because a municipality changed it quietly.
Form updates
Outdated forms get rejected. We flag when application forms, affidavits, or supplemental documents are revised so you always file the current version.
New permit types added
Municipalities create new permit categories regularly. We add them to our database and alert you if they affect your active jurisdictions.
Jurisdiction coverage
Currently covering Wisconsin. Every county and the 50 largest municipalities are tracked across all 63 permit types. Illinois, Minnesota, and Michigan coverage is coming in 2026.
How we collect and verify data
No crowdsourcing. No user submissions. Every data point comes from official government sources and is verified on a quarterly cycle.
Scrape official sources
Automated scrapers pull permit fee schedules, application requirements, filing forms, and processing timelines directly from municipal and county government websites.
Verify quarterly
Every data point is cross-referenced against primary records on a quarterly cycle. Stale or unverifiable data is flagged and removed until confirmed.
Flag changes
When a scrape detects a difference from the last verified value, the change is categorized, timestamped, and pushed to every user tracking that jurisdiction.
Built for permit professionals
Whether you manage 3 jurisdictions or 50, Permit Guide replaces the manual process of calling municipal offices and checking government websites.
General Contractors
Working across multiple municipalities means tracking dozens of fee schedules, requirement sets, and filing deadlines. Permit Guide consolidates them into a single dashboard with alerts when anything changes.
Permit Expeditors
Your clients trust you to know the rules before they do. Permit Guide gives you real-time visibility across every jurisdiction in your portfolio, so changes never catch you off guard.
Compliance Teams
Construction firms with active projects across the state need a single source of truth for permit compliance. Permit Guide replaces the spreadsheet your team maintains manually.
Real Estate Developers
Before you break ground, know every permit required, what it costs, and how long it takes. Track fee trends across target markets and catch requirement changes between entitlement and construction.
Start tracking permit changes today
Add your jurisdictions and get notified when fees change, requirements update, or deadlines shift. Free for up to 3 locations, no credit card required.