Anne Arundel County, MD Permit Pulse — Week of 2026-08-07

494 new building permits were filed in Anne Arundel County, MD over the trailing 7 days. Filing volume is a public signal of current construction activity. Live data from official municipal permit-issuance feeds.

By Marcus Reeves · Updated 2026-08-07 · Last permit logged 2026-08-07

Permits filed · this week

494

▼ 5.9% vs prior 7 days

Prior 7-day comparison

525

permits filed previous week

Anne Arundel County permit review backlog

Of 3,723 Anne Arundel County permits with a published review status, 67 (1.8%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:

Permit statusPermitsShare
Active2,64671.1%
Payment Received95925.8%
Pending671.8%
Fee due200.5%
Review in Process170.5%
Incomplete120.3%
Closed20.1%

Is the Anne Arundel County building department backed up?

Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Anne Arundel County, MD logged 494 permits in the last 7 days versus 525 the week before — a 5.9% decrease, so intake is easing. This tracker refreshes weekly from official municipal feeds, so it reflects the current pace rather than a stale snapshot.

Top contractors this week

#ContractorPermits (7d)
1 F.H. FURR PLUMBING , HEATING & AIR & ELECTRICAL LLC 14
2 CONSTELLATION HOME 9
3 CORNETT HEATING AND COOLING , LLC 7
4 D & L CLEAN POWER SOLUTIONS 6
5 AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL SERVICES 6

What's being built this week

Permit typeCountShare
Electrical Permit 160 32.4%
Mechanical Permit 77 15.6%
Residential Single Family Dwelling Permi 67 13.6%
Plumbing Permit 59 11.9%
Residential Accessory Structure 26 5.3%

Recent permit filings

DateTypeAddressContractor
2026-08-06 Mechanical Permit 1520 FALLING BROOK CT, ODENTON 21113 AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL SERVICES
2026-08-06 Plumbing Permit 2403 SPRINGLAKE CT E, GAMBRILLS 21054 ALL CLEAR PLUMBING & DRAIN SVC
2026-08-06 Sign Permit 1713 NURSERY RD, LINTHICUM HEIGHTS 21090 10606-B BALTIMORE AVE
2026-08-06 Residential Solar Permit 257 IRONSHIRE SOUTH, LAUREL 20724 ADUU SOLAR ENGINEERING LLC
2026-08-06 Mechanical Permit 3446 BLANDFORD WAY, DAVIDSONVILLE 21035 AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL SERVICES
Methodology. Data sourced from Anne Arundel County's official municipal permit-issuance feed and refreshed daily. Permits are counted by issue date. This source does not publish enough current declared-value coverage to report a citywide construction-value total. "This week" means the trailing 7 days through 2026-08-07.

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