Bellingham, WA Permit Pulse — Week of 2026-09-22

98 building permits were recorded for Bellingham, WA over the trailing 7 days, with $873,973 in declared construction value. This page reflects currently available public permitting records; source schedules vary by jurisdiction.

By PermitGrab Research · Updated 2026-09-22 · Last permit logged 2026-09-17

Permits filed · this week

98

▼ 40.2% vs prior 7 days

Declared construction value

$873,973

$32,369 avg per reported permit

Prior 7-day comparison

164

permits filed previous week

Bellingham published permit statuses

Of 1,873 Bellingham permits with a published review status, 414 (22.1%) are currently labelled as review or intake stages by the source. Breakdown by current status:

Permit statusPermitsShare
ISSUED99052.9%
IN REVIEW30816.4%
FINALED1809.6%
READY TO ISSUE1186.3%
APPLIED1065.7%
VOIDED OR WITHDRAWN623.3%
REQUEST FOR INFO603.2%
INCOMPLETE251.3%

What do the published permit statuses show?

Of 1,873 records with a published review status, 414 (22.1%) are currently labelled as review or intake stages by the source. Bellingham, WA also has 98 records in the trailing 7 days versus 164 in the prior 7 days. These source fields do not establish an overall review time or backlog outside the statuses the jurisdiction publishes.

Top contractors this week

#ContractorPermits (7d)Declared value
1 MARR'S HEATING & A/C INC 10
2 BARRON HEATING & A/C INC 8 $20,110
3 PSE/POTELCO 6
4 FAVINGER PLUMBING 4
5 SMITH MECHANICAL INC 4

What's being built this week

Permit typeCountShare
ELECTRICAL SINGLE FAMILY OR DUPLEX 27 27.6%
MECHANICAL 15 15.3%
ELECTRICAL NONRESIDENTIAL OR MULTIFAMILY 12 12.2%
REPLACE WATER HEATER 11 11.2%
UTILITIES FRANCHISE 9 9.2%

Recent permit filings

DateTypeAddressContractorValue
2026-09-17 REPLACE WATER HEATER 1015 RAILROAD AVE UNIT 216 FAVINGER PLUMBING $1
2026-09-17 MISCELLANEOUS STRUCTURE 1235 MAHOGANY AVE UNIT 104 ARROW CONST & EXCAVATION INC $25,000
2026-09-17 MECHANICAL 1515 BIRCHWOOD AVE BLYTHE MECHANICAL INC.
2026-09-17 ELECTRICAL SINGLE FAMILY OR DUPLEX 2419 F ST ECOTECH ENERGY SYSTEMS LLC
2026-09-17 ELECTRICAL NONRESIDENTIAL OR MULTIFAMILY 1221 FRASER ST RITEWAY ELECTRIC CO. INC $3,000
Methodology. Data is based on public permitting records associated with Bellingham. Source coverage and publication schedules vary by jurisdiction. Permits are counted using the source date field. Declared construction value reflects what applicants reported on 27 of 98 current permits (27.6% coverage); values under $1,000 or above $50M are excluded from totals. "This week" means the trailing 7 days through 2026-09-22.

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