For more than 25 years, our team at Permit Place has helped architects, engineers, and multi-site brands get their projects permitted. Along the way, we’ve learned that the costliest permitting problems rarely start at the permit counter. They start much earlier, when a team is working with incomplete information about what a jurisdiction actually requires.
Today, we’re excited to introduce PermitNow, an AI-powered permit research report builder that gives your team trusted, jurisdiction-specific answers in about 15 minutes instead of 15 days.
The problem with permit research today
Before a project can move forward, someone has to answer a long list of questions. Which jurisdiction has authority? What permits are required? Which codes apply? What will it cost, and how long will it take?
Getting those answers usually means:
- Digging through multiple municipal websites
- Hunting down the right authority having jurisdiction (AHJ)
- Interpreting dozens of disconnected code pages
- Sitting on hold with building departments
- Waiting days for returned phone calls
- Compiling everything into a report by hand
That work often falls to senior staff whose time is better spent elsewhere. And for teams entering new markets, the process starts from scratch every time. When an answer arrives late or incomplete, the result is a redesign, a rejected submittal or a missed opening date.
How PermitNow works
PermitNow replaces hours of manual research with a simple process:
- Select your project type.
- Enter the project address.
- Get your report in about 15 minutes.
Each report covers what your team needs to plan with confidence:
- The correct jurisdiction and AHJ
- Permit and code requirements
- Estimated costs and timelines
- Department contacts
- Potential roadblocks to watch for
You get those answers in roughly the time it takes to grab a cup of coffee, early enough to adjust designs, budgets and schedules before permitting becomes a problem.
Built by permit expediters, for the people we serve
PermitNow isn’t a generic AI tool. Our own expediting team built it, and we use it every day. That experience shapes how it works:
- 98% accuracy score with confidence scoring on every report
- Every fact cited to its official jurisdictional source
- Every source and link verified, up to three times
Who PermitNow is for
PermitNow is designed for any team that needs reliable permitting answers early, including:
- Architects and engineers who need local requirements before they affect a design
- Multi-site retailers keeping regional and national rollouts on schedule
- Restaurant chains and franchises opening new locations and remodels across many jurisdictions
Whether you’re planning one project or an entire pipeline, PermitNow gives you a consistent starting point in every market, without the research, phone calls and guesswork.
See PermitNow in action
Ready to avoid permit-related surprises on your next project? Request a demo at PermitNow.io.