55 new building permits were filed in Williamsburg, VA 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
55
▼ 38.2% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$0
—
Prior 7-day comparison
89
permits filed previous week
Of 894 Williamsburg permits with a published review status, 1 (0.1%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Issued | 875 | 97.9% |
| Complete | 15 | 1.7% |
| Void | 2 | 0.2% |
| Payment Due | 1 | 0.1% |
| In Review | 1 | 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. Williamsburg, VA logged 55 permits in the last 7 days versus 89 the week before — a 38.2% 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 | J K Stell Electrical | 5 | — |
| 2 | CR PHILLIPS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC | 5 | — |
| 3 | JF Sobieski Mechanical | 4 | — |
| 4 | The Drying Company | 3 | — |
| 5 | GAULT ELECTRIC LLC | 2 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Residential Electrical - New Work | 18 | 32.7% |
| Plumbing Permits - Residential: Repairs | 9 | 16.4% |
| Gas Permits - Residential: Alterations | 3 | 5.5% |
| Mechanical Permits - Residential: Repair | 3 | 5.5% |
| Mechanical Permits - Residential: New Wo | 3 | 5.5% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | Residential Electrical - New Work | 5020 SANTORO RD Toano VA 23168 | CR PHILLIPS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Residential Electrical - New Work | 6130 BOLD STONE Williamsburg VA 23188 | CR PHILLIPS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Residential Electrical - New Work | 6132 BOLD STONE Williamsburg VA 23188 | CR PHILLIPS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Residential Electrical - New Work | 6128 BOLD STONE Williamsburg VA 23188 | CR PHILLIPS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Residential Electrical - New Work | 6408 TEMPLE LN Toano VA 23168 | CR PHILLIPS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC | — |
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