Permit Pending

Permit Pending is a city simulation game where players act as an elected mayor navigating zoning boards, neighbor objections, appeals courts, and elections. Every development project requires managing hearings, public reviews, and lawsuits while balancing a real underlying economy. Players must negotiate concessions at public hearings, manage a seven-seat council, and spend political clout carefully. Features include an economy with connected land values, rents, and jobs, four-year reelection cycles, heatmaps and graphs, and a local newspaper reporting on city events. The game runs in a web browser without requiring an account or download, and includes multiple scenarios ranging from an empty hamlet to a mature metropolis with entrenched interests.