65 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
65
▲ 32.7% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$0
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Prior 7-day comparison
49
permits filed previous week
Of 2,605 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 | 1,274 | 48.9% |
| Plan Check | 322 | 12.4% |
| Pending Applicant Action | 320 | 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 65 permits in the last 7 days versus 49 the week before — a 32.7% 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 | T. P. HOWARD'S PLUMBING CO., INC. | 2 | — |
| 2 | THE HOFF GROUP LLC | 2 | — |
| 3 | JOHN MCCLUNG ENTERPRISES, INC. | 2 | — |
| 4 | BLUE PLANET PLUMBING (DBA) | 1 | — |
| 5 | COMPLETE COMFORT HEATING & AIR LLC | 1 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Res: Alterations | 7 | 10.8% |
| Stand Alone Sign | 5 | 7.7% |
| Event-Temporary Use | 5 | 7.7% |
| Com: Low Voltage | 4 | 6.2% |
| ABC | 4 | 6.2% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | Res: Alterations | 103 AURORA DR, ASHEVILLE, NC 28805 | JEFFREY M HARDESTY | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Res: Multi-Trade Heating | 55 SHEPPARD DR, ASHEVILLE, NC 28806 | BLUE PLANET PLUMBING (DBA) | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Res: Retaining Wall | 163 TACOMA CIR, ASHEVILLE, NC 28801 | HOMESOURCE REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION INC | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Com: Low Voltage | 36 SAINT DUNSTANS RD, ASHEVILLE, NC 28803 | JACKSON ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Res: Alterations | 30 COMPTON DR, ASHEVILLE, NC 28806 | JES COLUMBIA, LLC AKA MOUNT VALLEY FOUNDATION SERVICES | — |
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