Working with Application Expiration

You can view and extend expiration dates for different types of permit and planning applications that are determined by rules set up by your agency.

You view the expiration dates on the list of transactions with permit and planning application information as well as on the individual application’s Overview page.

Viewing the Expiration Dates

Here’s how you can view expiration dates:

Select Permits or Planning Applications on the Agency Springboard.
On the Transactions list page, you see the list of permit or planning applications for the agency.
Click Sort By and select Expiration Date to view the applications sorted by expiration date. You can also use Filter By to filter the results based on expiration date.

Here’s an example of what you would see on the Transactions page: If the expiration rule is set up to show that the pending application is about to expire in 5 days due to inactivity, the expiration date displays Expires in 5 days on <date> before the application expires. When the application expires, you’ll see Expired on <date>.
To view the expiration on the Overview page of the application, click the row for the application on the Transactions list page. You’ll see the date next to the Expiration Date field and the status, such as About to expire or Expired in the Status field.

Extending Expiration Dates

Depending on the rules created for an application type, you can manually extend the deadlines for an application. When one or more extensions are possible, the Extend link is available for you to enter a new expiration date. You must have appropriate permissions associated with your role to manually extend a permit. The link is available during the period when the application is about to expire and also during the grace period.

Note: With the exception of inactive pending applications, you can manually extend the expiration dates as defined for the application type in the rules setup.

Depending on expiration rules setup, permits can also be extended automatically based on inspection activity. Both manual and automatic extensions count toward the number of extensions allowed. For information about setting up automatic extensions as well as the number of extensions allowed, see Setting Up Permit Expiration Rules.