North Lakeland

Tesla Lakeland prepares site on Highway 98

3606 HWY 98 N Applicant: O'Connor Management, LLC

Tesla Lakeland is preparing its 5.8-acre site on Highway 98 North with environmental permits approved.

O'Connor Management, LLC submitted an environmental permit modification for the Tesla Lakeland project on Highway 98 North, covering 5.8 acres of owned land. The Southwest Florida Water Management District approved the modification in December 2025.

A landscape irrigation plumbing permit was filed and issued on the same day in June 2026 but was subsequently withdrawn. The environmental permit remains active.

What happens next

Project site preparation may proceed under the approved environmental permit. Next visible steps would be construction commencement or additional permitting.

Timeline

Sep 9, 2025

Environmental permit modification filed with Southwest Florida Water Management District

SWFWMD ERP 925846

Dec 1, 2025

Environmental permit modification approved

SWFWMD ERP 925846

Jun 26

Landscape irrigation plumbing permit filed and issued

Lakeland IMS BLD26-03802

Jun 26

Landscape irrigation plumbing permit withdrawn

Lakeland IMS BLD26-03802

Receipts — verify every claim

SWFWMD Environmental Permit 925846 (Modification of Permit 621)
www18.swfwmd.state.fl.us Lakeland Plumbing Permit BLD26-03802 (Withdrawn)
ims.lakelandgov.net

Spotted by the Lakelandmarks records pipeline · updated Jul 8, 2026