271 new building permits were filed in Lexington, KY over the trailing 7 days, with $10,905 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
271
▼ 1.8% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$10,905
$10,905 avg per permit
Prior 7-day comparison
276
permits filed previous week
Of 3,489 Lexington 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Issued | 1,829 | 52.4% |
| In Process | 527 | 15.1% |
| New Document Uploaded From ACA | 332 | 9.5% |
| Awaiting Client Reply | 218 | 6.2% |
| Payment Received | 212 | 6.1% |
| Awaiting Payment | 95 | 2.7% |
| Open | 92 | 2.6% |
| Active | 68 | 1.9% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Lexington, KY logged 271 permits in the last 7 days versus 276 the week before — a 1.8% 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 | FAYETTE HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING | 8 | — |
| 2 | COMFORT HEATING & AIR | 6 | — |
| 3 | COMFORTMASTER HEATING & COOLING | 5 | — |
| 4 | BRYANT HEATING & AC INC | 4 | — |
| 5 | SOUTHERN COMFORT HTG & COOLING LLC | 4 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical | 69 | 25.5% |
| HVAC Residential Replacement | 62 | 22.9% |
| Residential Additions | 16 | 5.9% |
| Building Complaint | 13 | 4.8% |
| New Residential HVAC | 11 | 4.1% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | Electrical | 3125 LIBERTY CIR | HD ELECTRIC | — |
| 2026-08-03 | New Residential HVAC | 2408 EASTWAY DR | CENTRAL KENTUCKY AIR SUPPLY, LLC | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Residential Additions | 1200 SHEFFIELD PL | B Builders LLC | — |
| 2026-08-03 | HVAC Residential Replacement | 3904 QUAILRIDGE CT | FAYETTE HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Electrical | 3123 LIBERTY CIR | HD ELECTRIC | — |
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