Denton, Texas — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Denton during 2025.
Denton County indexed 2,224 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 2,821 approved and 62 denied actions. Approval ran at 97.8%, in line with the high-approval baseline most Texas jurisdictions show. Activity was relatively distributed across Haslet (390), The Colony (304), and Southlake (271).
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
2,224
Projects with decisions
2,821
Approved actions
62
Denied actions
97.8%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle | 21 | 23 | 1 | 95.8% |
| Aubrey | 107 | 120 | 6 | 95.2% |
| Bartonville | 69 | 80 | 3 | 96.4% |
| Corinth | 29 | 29 | 1 | 96.7% |
| Cross Roads | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Denton | 76 | 77 | 0 | 100.0% |
| DISH | 20 | 28 | 1 | 96.6% |
| Double Oak | 36 | 40 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Fort Worth | 42 | 35 | 7 | 83.3% |
| Haslet | 390 | 604 | 17 | 97.3% |
| Hickory Creek | 32 | 29 | 3 | 90.6% |
| Highland Village | 146 | 190 | 1 | 99.5% |
| Justin | 165 | 225 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Krugerville | 17 | 19 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lake Dallas | 30 | 33 | 0 | 100.0% |
| New Fairview | 64 | 69 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Northlake | 19 | 22 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Oak Point | 52 | 56 | 1 | 98.2% |
| Pilot Point | 241 | 299 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Ponder | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Providence Village | 52 | 75 | 1 | 98.7% |
| Southlake | 271 | 338 | 17 | 95.2% |
| The Colony | 304 | 389 | 2 | 99.5% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.