42 new building permits were filed in Brea, CA 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
42
▼ 2.3% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$0
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Prior 7-day comparison
43
permits filed previous week
Of 314 Brea permits with a published review status, 179 (57.0%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Submitted | 109 | 34.7% |
| Plan Review | 65 | 20.7% |
| HOLD | 47 | 15.0% |
| Issued | 40 | 12.7% |
| Ready to Issue | 23 | 7.3% |
| Inspection Phase | 21 | 6.7% |
| Pending | 5 | 1.6% |
| Finaled | 4 | 1.3% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Brea, CA logged 42 permits in the last 7 days versus 43 the week before — a 2.3% decrease, so intake is easing. 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 | SUNRUN | 3 | — |
| 2 | BEL SOUTHWEST INC | 3 | — |
| 3 | K N R BUILDERS | 2 | — |
| 4 | CS SIGNS LLC | 1 | — |
| 5 | C R T ROOFING CO | 1 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial Alteration | 6 | 14.3% |
| Certificate of Occupancy | 6 | 14.3% |
| Residential Mechanical | 5 | 11.9% |
| Residential Electrical | 3 | 7.1% |
| Revision | 3 | 7.1% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | Residential Plumbing | 428 MAGNOLIA AVE | ROOTER HERO | — |
| 2026-07-30 | Revision | 685 S BREA BLVD | VAN DAELE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | — |
| 2026-07-30 | Revision | 371 Sequoia Ave | ONDA CONSTRUCTION INC | — |
| 2026-07-29 | Commercial Plumbing | 975 E BIRCH St, B | BEL SOUTHWEST INC | — |
| 2026-07-29 | Commercial Electrical | 975 E BIRCH St, B | BEL SOUTHWEST INC | — |
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