36 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
36
▼ 16.3% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$0
—
Prior 7-day comparison
43
permits filed previous week
Of 321 Brea permits with a published review status, 183 (57.0%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Submitted | 110 | 34.3% |
| Plan Review | 68 | 21.2% |
| HOLD | 50 | 15.6% |
| Issued | 40 | 12.5% |
| Ready to Issue | 23 | 7.2% |
| Inspection Phase | 21 | 6.5% |
| Pending | 5 | 1.6% |
| Finaled | 4 | 1.2% |
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 36 permits in the last 7 days versus 43 the week before — a 16.3% 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 | BEL SOUTHWEST INC | 3 | — |
| 2 | K N R BUILDERS | 2 | — |
| 3 | AMERIWEST HEATING AND COOLING | 1 | — |
| 4 | AQUILA ELECTRIC INC | 1 | — |
| 5 | AAC HEATING AND AIR INC | 1 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate of Occupancy | 6 | 16.7% |
| Residential Mechanical | 4 | 11.1% |
| Commercial Electrical | 3 | 8.3% |
| Commercial Alteration | 3 | 8.3% |
| Revision | 3 | 8.3% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | Sign - Permanent | 140 S STATE COLLEGE Blvd | J B 3 D | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Solar Permit (NOT with Solar App) | 670 LENNOX CT | N R G CLEAN POWER INC | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Residential Electrical | 909 ORANGEWOOD DR | AQUILA ELECTRIC INC | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Commercial Electrical | 505 MERCURY, BRE 92821 United States | 24/SEVEN ELECTRIC | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Residential Mechanical | 340 EVERGREEN DR | Owner Builder OWNER BUILDER | — |
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