58 new building permits were filed in Asheville, NC over the trailing 7 days, with $0 in declared construction value. Filing volume is the clearest public signal of how busy — or backed up — a city's building department is right now. Live data from official municipal permit-issuance feeds.
Permits filed · this week
58
▲ 9.4% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$0
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Prior 7-day comparison
53
permits filed previous week
Of 2,590 Asheville permits with a published review status, 1 (0.0%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Issued | 1,264 | 48.8% |
| Plan Check | 322 | 12.4% |
| Pending Applicant Action | 318 | 12.3% |
| Finaled | 197 | 7.6% |
| CC Issued | 171 | 6.6% |
| Reissued | 88 | 3.4% |
| Closed | 81 | 3.1% |
| Revoked | 42 | 1.6% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Asheville, NC logged 58 permits in the last 7 days versus 53 the week before — a 9.4% increase, so intake is accelerating and review backlogs are likely growing. This tracker refreshes weekly from official municipal feeds, so it reflects the current pace rather than a stale snapshot.
| # | Contractor | Permits (7d) | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UPSTATE SIGNS & GRAPHICS | 2 | — |
| 2 | T. P. HOWARD'S PLUMBING CO., INC. | 2 | — |
| 3 | THE HANDS OF SEAN PERRY CO. | 2 | — |
| 4 | BOLTON CONSTRUCTION AND SERVICE OF WNC INC HEATING & AIR | 1 | — |
| 5 | ELLISTON ELECTRICAL | 1 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Stand Alone Sign | 7 | 12.1% |
| Event-Temporary Use | 5 | 8.6% |
| Res: Alterations | 5 | 8.6% |
| Res: Deck | 4 | 6.9% |
| ABC | 4 | 6.9% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | Com: Reroof | 9 JOHN ST, ASHEVILLE, NC 28801 | JOHN MCCLUNG ENTERPRISES, INC. | — |
| 2026-07-31 | Stand Alone Sign | 5 REGENT PARK BLVD, #101, ASHEVILLE, NC 28806 | EVOLUTION ELECTRIC LLC | — |
| 2026-07-31 | Com: Site Work | 224 LONG SHOALS RD, ASHEVILLE, NC 28704 | AIR-VENT EXTERIORS, INC. | — |
| 2026-07-31 | Res: Deck | 45 CRABAPPLE LN, ASHEVILLE, NC 28804 | EZEKIEL GOMEZ | — |
| 2026-07-31 | Com: Alter & Add | 101 S LEXINGTON AVE, ASHEVILLE, NC 28801 | JOVIAN BUILDERS, LLC | — |
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