The 2026 Permitting Technology Landscape Report

After four years of research, the 2026 Permitting Technology Landscape Report reveals a surprising truth about why infrastructure permitting still takes years despite billions invested in technology. The research uncovered more than 300 permitting tools already in use across government and the private sector—far more than originally expected. The real problem isn’t a lack of technology, but that most of these tools don’t connect or share data with one another, creating silos that slow down coordination across agencies. This disconnect forces staff to spend significant time manually translating information between systems instead of focusing on environmental analysis and decision-making.