Community area × permit type
Renovation & Alteration permits in Ashburn
The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Ashburn took 51 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 118 days.
Records checked2072021–Sep. 15, 2026
The short answer
Typical wait51 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within118 days75% of records
Long-wait edge206 days90% of records
Evidence207issued permits
The median was 2.5 days slower than the previous 12 months.
How the waits are distributed
Median is only the middle. This shows how often issued permits fell into each elapsed-time band.
Change over time
Annual permit timing
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | 28 days | 95 days | 175 days |
| 2022 | 43 | 1 day | 70 days | 176 days |
| 2023 | 41 | 56 days | 103 days | 138 days |
| 2024 | 34 | 72 days | 120 days | 187 days |
| 2025 | 27 | 78 days | 152 days | 333 days |
| 2026* | 21 | 89 days | 136 days | 233 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable community areas
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashburn | 51 days | 118 days | 207 |
| Forest Glen | 50 days | 107 days | 256 |
| Washington Heights | 49 days | 106 days | 241 |
| Archer Heights | 48 days | 104 days | 109 |
| Belmont Cragin | 48 days | 117 days | 389 |
| Lower West Side | 48 days | 118 days | 560 |
| South Lawndale | 48 days | 115 days | 504 |
| Near South Side | 48 days | 106 days | 238 |