162 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
162
▼ 8.5% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$0
—
Prior 7-day comparison
177
permits filed previous week
Of 1,550 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 | 1,409 | 90.9% |
| Finaled | 139 | 9.0% |
| 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 162 permits in the last 7 days versus 177 the week before — a 8.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Change of Service Electrical Permit | 21 | 13.0% |
| Residential Mechanical Permit | 16 | 9.9% |
| Commercial Certificate of Occupancy Perm | 15 | 9.3% |
| Lights and Power Electrical Permit | 14 | 8.6% |
| Construction Power Electrical Permit | 11 | 6.8% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | Residential Mechanical Permit | 5259 JAMES WAY COLUMBUS 31909 | AIR CONTROLLERS HEATING & COOLING | — |
| 2026-07-31 | Portable Building Moving Permit | 5066 MCCAGHREN DR COLUMBUS 31909 | Action Buildings | — |
| 2026-07-31 | Portable Building Moving Permit | 4026 FAIRVIEW DR COLUMBUS 31907 | Action Buildings | — |
| 2026-07-31 | Lights and Power Electrical Permit | 327 WOODSTREAM DR COLUMBUS 31904 | ABC HOWARD ELECTRIC | — |
| 2026-07-31 | Standalone Lights and Power Electrical P | 2200 OAK AVE COLUMBUS 31906 | Alexander Electric Co | — |
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