Birmingham, AL Permit Pulse — Week of 2026-09-21

263 building permits were recorded for Birmingham, AL over the trailing 7 days. This page reflects currently available public permitting records; source schedules vary by jurisdiction.

By PermitGrab Research · Updated 2026-09-21 · Last permit logged 2026-09-18

Permits filed · this week

263

▲ 40.6% vs prior 7 days

Prior 7-day comparison

187

permits filed previous week

Birmingham published permit statuses

Of 2,577 Birmingham permits with a published review status, 642 (24.9%) are currently labelled as review or intake stages by the source. Breakdown by current status:

Permit statusPermitsShare
Issued1,24548.3%
Fees Due35513.8%
In Review2549.9%
Pending1997.7%
Certificate Issued1335.2%
Submitted963.7%
Additional Info Required793.1%
Ready to Issue662.6%

What do the published permit statuses show?

Of 2,577 records with a published review status, 642 (24.9%) are currently labelled as review or intake stages by the source. Birmingham, AL also has 263 records in the trailing 7 days versus 187 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)
1 BLUE CARDINAL HOME SERVICES LLC STANDARD HEATING & AIR CO 11
2 NEW ERA SERVICES LLC 9
3 BOSTIC TRUCKING AND EXCAVATING 4
4 ALABAMA FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS LLC 4
5 AIR PRO MECHANICAL SERVICES 4

What's being built this week

Permit typeCountShare
Building Permit 53 20.2%
Electrical Permit 51 19.4%
Low Voltage Electrical 33 12.5%
Mechanical Permit 25 9.5%
Plumbing Permit 23 8.7%

Recent permit filings

DateTypeAddressContractor
2026-09-18 Building Permit 5108 N 2ND AVE N, BHAM AL 35212 JETTON JR JAMES
2026-09-18 Demolition 301 LAWSON RD, BHAM AL 35215 BOSTIC TRUCKING AND EXCAVATING
2026-09-18 Low Voltage Electrical 2665 REDDING WAY HENDERSON ELECTRIC LLC
2026-09-18 Gas Permit 732 MCMILLON AVE, BHAM AL 35211 BLUE CARDINAL HOME SERVICES LLC STANDARD HEATING & AIR CO
2026-09-18 Building Permit 5100 N 2ND AVE N, BHAM AL 35212 JETTON JR JAMES
Methodology. Data is based on public permitting records associated with Birmingham. Source coverage and publication schedules vary by jurisdiction. Permits are counted using the source date field. 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 2026-09-21.

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