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St. John's Building Permit Search
5k+ building permit records from St. John's, Newfoundland. New construction, renovations, demolitions, and more, geocoded, normalized, and refreshed automatically.
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Look up any address, permit number, or contractor. Records come straight from St. John's's open data, geocoded and normalized.
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St. John's currently has building permit data. Inspections, business licences, development permits, and planning applications are added as the city publishes them.
/permitAbout St. John's Construction Data
St. John's building permits cover all permitted construction activity in the city: new homes and condos, commercial and industrial builds, residential renovations, additions, demolitions, and changes of use. BuildData collects and normalizes these records from St. John's’s open data portals on a daily-to-weekly cadence (by dataset), making 5k+ St. John's permits searchable through a single REST API.
1k+ building permits were issued in St. John's, NL over the past 12 months. Other permits lead by volume. Every record is geocoded and normalized to a consistent schema, so you can query St. John's the same way you query any other Canadian city in the dataset.
Common uses
- Proptech and real estate: track the new development pipeline, spot supply trends before listings hit market
- Insurance: verify construction activity and renovation history at the property level
- Urban planning and research: analyze permit trends by type, neighbourhood, and time period
- Construction and trades: identify new project opportunities as permits are issued across Newfoundland
St. John's Permits by Type
Breakdown of permit categories across all years on record.
Recent St. John's Building Permits
Latest permits issued in St. John's, loaded live from the BuildData API.
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Query St. John's Permits via API
Filter by type, date range, address, or construction value. Returns JSON.
St. John's building permits: FAQ
How do I search St. John's building permits?
Use the search box on this page: type an address, permit number, or contractor and it queries every St. John's permit BuildData holds. Records come from St. John's's own open data, geocoded and normalized.
How do I check the status of a building permit in St. John's?
Search the address above. Each result shows the permit's status, type, issue date, and description as published by St. John's. For an application still in progress, the city's own portal remains the authority.
Are St. John's building permits public record?
Yes. St. John's publishes building permit records as open data, so anyone can look them up. BuildData aggregates, geocodes, and normalizes them so they are searchable in one place instead of one city portal at a time.
How current is St. John's permit data?
BuildData refreshes St. John's permits automatically, so new permits show up within days and go out in the next scheduled feed.
Can I get new St. John's permits sent to me automatically?
Yes. A BuildData feed emails every new St. John's building permit as a spreadsheet each week, with the address, type, value, and date. Add any other cities you sell into. 30-day free trial.
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