176 new building permits were filed in Columbus, GA 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
176
▼ 0.6% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$0
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Prior 7-day comparison
177
permits filed previous week
Of 1,564 Columbus permits with a published review status, 0 (0.0%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 1,423 | 91.0% |
| Finaled | 139 | 8.9% |
| Void | 2 | 0.1% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Columbus, GA logged 176 permits in the last 7 days versus 177 the week before — a 0.6% 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 | CHAMPION ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC | 12 | — |
| 2 | ALEXANDER ELECTRIC CO. | 9 | — |
| 3 | TODD YOUNG PLUMBING | 8 | — |
| 4 | RILEY HEATING & AIR | 8 | — |
| 5 | NEVELS ELECTRIC | 7 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Residential Mechanical Permit | 22 | 12.5% |
| Change of Service Electrical Permit | 22 | 12.5% |
| Commercial Certificate of Occupancy Perm | 17 | 9.7% |
| Lights and Power Electrical Permit | 14 | 8.0% |
| Residential Plumbing Permit | 12 | 6.8% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | Residential Mechanical Permit | 2007 WINIFRED LN Columbus GA 31907 | ENERGY SAVERS OF GEORGIA AND ALABAMA LLC | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Residential Plumbing Permit | 2645 SUE MACK DR COLUMBUS 31906 | MALO'S PRECISION PLUMBING, INC | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Residential Plumbing Permit | 8977 ORCHARD VALLEY LN COLUMBUS 31820 | CM Outdoor Customs | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Residential Certificate of Occupancy Per | 1211 LAMMERS AVE COLUMBUS GA 31903 | DE' ANDRE SMITH | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Commercial Gas Piping Permit | 2340 DIANE AVE Columbus GA 31903 | REDLINE PLUMBING AND SEPITIC LLC | — |
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