341 new building permits were filed in Lincoln, NE over the trailing 7 days, with $128,533 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
341
▼ 22.9% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$128,533
$9,180 avg per permit
Prior 7-day comparison
442
permits filed previous week
Of 2,954 Lincoln permits with a published review status, 250 (8.5%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Issued | 2,579 | 87.3% |
| Pending | 105 | 3.6% |
| In Progress | 100 | 3.4% |
| Closed | 63 | 2.1% |
| In Review | 29 | 1.0% |
| Denied | 24 | 0.8% |
| Applied | 16 | 0.5% |
| Void | 11 | 0.4% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Lincoln, NE logged 341 permits in the last 7 days versus 442 the week before — a 22.9% 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 | STAR CITY HEATING & COOLING | 9 | — |
| 2 | ELECTRICAL ENTERPRISES | 7 | — |
| 3 | ACTION PLUMBING HEATING & AIR | 5 | — |
| 4 | SCHAEFERS INC | 3 | — |
| 5 | COMFORTTECHS HEATING & COOLING | 2 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| City Licensed Mechanical | 86 | 25.2% |
| City Licensed Plumbing | 77 | 22.6% |
| City Licensed Electrical | 44 | 12.9% |
| LES Information | 29 | 8.5% |
| 102 | 28 | 8.2% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | City Licensed Mechanical | 4020 LENOX AVE, LINCOLN NE 68510 | CAPITOL HEATING & A/C | — |
| 2026-07-31 | City Licensed Mechanical | 8806 LADY BUG LN, LINCOLN NE 68526 | BRYANT AIR CONDITIONING & HEAT | — |
| 2026-07-31 | LES Information | 1203 SARATOGA AVE, LINCOLN NE 68502 | ABC ELECTRIC | — |
| 2026-07-31 | City Licensed Plumbing | 4210 ORCHARD ST, LINCOLN NE 68503 | BIGGERSTAFF PLUMBING | — |
| 2026-07-31 | City Licensed Mechanical | 4446 HILLSIDE ST, LINCOLN NE 68506 | DAVE'S HEATING AND AIR, INC | — |
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