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Walmart (permitted as "Freeport Big Box Retail")

Also called: Walmart in Freeport (news report)Approved: Stormwater permit issued (per the water district); construction not confirmed

Commercial · RetailApprovedConfirmed

Sources for this project: News report, Water district permit.

About this project

A 31.6-acre site in Freeport has a water district stormwater permit (2025) held by Wal-Mart Stores East, LP under the name "Freeport Big Box Retail"; an earlier permit (2024) was issued to Rise Ventures LLC. SoWal.com (January 2026) reports plans for a 175,000-square-foot Walmart with a fuel station on about 96 acres in Freeport, so the permit may cover only part of the property.

Key facts

Who is deciding
NW Florida Water Management District
Size
31.6 acresProject area on the 2024-25 water district permits; a news story puts the whole property near 96 acres
Where
Exact location. Site location given on the water district permit

Timeline

3 items, oldest first. Each links to the meeting and the original documents.

  1. Jan 9, 2025NW Florida Water Management District

    Environmental resource permit issued: Freeport Big Box Retail

    Stormwater permit issuedApproved

    Applicant: Rise Ventures LLC.. ERP Individual no. 319241, applied 2024-07-10, covering about 31.6 acres. The permit approves the site's stormwater plan; it does not say what will be built or when.

    Water district permit map

  2. Sep 8, 2025NW Florida Water Management District

    Environmental resource permit issued: Freeport Big Box Retail

    Stormwater permit issuedApproved

    Applicant: Wal-Mart Stores East, LP. ERP Individual no. 319241, applied 2025-07-04, covering about 31.6 acres. The permit approves the site's stormwater plan; it does not say what will be built or when.

    Water district permit map

  3. January 2026SoWal.com

    News report: Walmart with fuel station planned on about 96 acres in Freeport

    Reported in the news

    Reported size: 175,000 square feet with a fuel station, on about 96 acres. Reported status: plans are moving forward.

    News story

Records combined into this project

These looked like separate projects in different sources but are the same place, so their timelines are merged above.

  • Walmart in Freeport (news report)

Other sources

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