Clay County, Florida building permits
According to permitsearch.us records, 95,380 permit records are on file for Clay County, Florida (1996–2026).
Permits on file by year
Show yearly totals
| Year | Records on file |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 165 |
| 2018 | 305 |
| 2019 | 440 |
| 2020 | 868 |
| 2021 | 2,256 |
| 2022 | 6,644 |
| 2023 | 19,727 |
| 2024 | 20,116 |
| 2025 | 17,065 |
| 2026 | 12,666 |
Top work types in our records
- electrical — 18,793
- mechanical — 16,616
- building — 12,908
- roofing — 12,789
- plumbing — 10,569
67% of records on file show a final or completed status.
Recent permits
- 2026-12-05 — building — 2309 JENNINGS FARM DR MIDDLEBURG FL 32068
- 2026-11-06 — building — 3723 ATHENIAN WAY MIDDLEBURG FL 32068
- 2026-10-11 — electrical — 396 CHESWICK OAK AV 1 SFX ORANGE PARK FL 32073
- 2026-10-08 — building — 3940 FEED MILL RD GREEN COVE SPRINGS FL 32043
- 2026-10-01 — window_door — 823 ASHWOOD CT ORANGE PARK FL 32065
- 2026-09-15 — demolition — 1268 BLANDING BLVD ORANGE PARK FL 32065
- 2026-09-04 — building — 4686 COUNTY ROAD 209 S GREEN COVE SPRINGS FL 32043
- 2026-09-04 — building — 4686 COUNTY ROAD 209 S GREEN COVE SPRINGS FL 32043
Permits by type
- Building permits
- Electrical permits
- HVAC / mechanical permits
- Impact window & door permits
- Plumbing permits
- Pool & spa permits
- Roofing permits
Permit records by address
Browse the 71 Clay County addresses with permit-record pages on file
Permit records in Clay County: what to know
Our Clay County records come from the county's permitting system, with Green Cove Springs contributing records from its own city system. Clay has grown fast — Fleming Island, Oakleaf, and Middleburg added a lot of housing in the last two decades — and that growth era shows up clearly in the year-by-year chart above: much of the housing stock is young enough that its original construction permits are in the records you can search here.
In Florida, permit history has money attached to it. Insurers commonly ask how old a roof is and whether wind-resistance upgrades were done with permits on record; a roof permit from the last 15 years, or a documented wind mitigation feature, can be the difference between an easy policy and an expensive one. When our records show a roof or wind-mitigation permit for an address, that record is worth carrying into your insurance conversation.
When you're buying, compare what you can see at the house against what the records show. A kitchen, room addition, or enclosed garage with no matching permit record is a question worth asking before closing — unpermitted work can surface later in appraisals, insurance underwriting, and resale. A home inspection looks at how the work performs; the permit trail shows whether it was reviewed when it was done. You want both. What do these findings look like in a real house? The inspectors behind this site publish anonymized examples in their field notes.
Our records are a research starting point, not the authority. For a decision that hangs on a specific permit, confirm it with Clay County or the City of Green Cove Springs directly — jurisdictions can hold records that have not yet reached our store.
Nearby counties
Streets with recent permit activity
- HOLSTEIN WAY GREEN COVE SPRINGS FL 32043
- SHEFFIELD MOOR WAY MIDDLEBURG FL 32068
- LUXOR WAY MIDDLEBURG FL 32068
- AMERICANA DR GREEN COVE SPRINGS FL 32043
- WELLS RD ORANGE PARK FL 32073
- BLANDING BLVD ORANGE PARK FL 32073
- GRAND FINALE ST GREEN COVE SPRINGS FL 32043
- BLANDING BLVD MIDDLEBURG FL 32068
- LAUREL FALLS DR GREEN COVE SPRINGS FL 32043
- COTTAGE HILL PL GREEN COVE SPRINGS FL 32043
Based on 95,380 permit records on file from Clay County (Tyler EnerGov), fl-green-cove-springs (SmartGov), 1996–2026. Last updated 2026-10-25.
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