42 new building permits were filed in Lynchburg, VA over the trailing 7 days, with $9,493,093 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
42
▲ 35.5% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$9,493,093
$306,228 avg per permit
Prior 7-day comparison
31
permits filed previous week
Of 1,980 Lynchburg permits with a published review status, 6 (0.3%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVED | 1,288 | 65.1% |
| FINALED | 621 | 31.4% |
| EXTENDED | 28 | 1.4% |
| AWAITING PAYMENT | 16 | 0.8% |
| CANCELLED | 14 | 0.7% |
| IN REVIEW | 6 | 0.3% |
| AWAITING INFORMATION | 4 | 0.2% |
| HOLD | 3 | 0.2% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Lynchburg, VA logged 42 permits in the last 7 days versus 31 the week before — a 35.5% increase, so intake is accelerating and review backlogs are likely growing. 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 | MARTIN RIDGE HOMES LLC | 4 | $5,000 |
| 2 | BARE BROTHERS LLC | 2 | $310,000 |
| 3 | VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | 1 | $4,779,721 |
| 4 | FRITO LAY INC | 1 | $2,000,000 |
| 5 | AREVA NP INC | 1 | $1,979,342 |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BUILDING | 19 | 45.2% |
| DEMOLITION | 5 | 11.9% |
| ELECTRICAL RESIDENTIAL EZPERMIT | 4 | 9.5% |
| MECHANICAL RESIDENTIAL EZPERMIT | 3 | 7.1% |
| PLUMBING RESIDENTIAL EZPERMIT | 3 | 7.1% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | ELECTRICAL RESIDENTIAL EZPERMIT | 3600 SHERWOOD PL | SKULINA, DAVID J & PAULA A | $2,997 |
| 2026-07-31 | BUILDING | 186 SCHOTHUM ST | WILCOX, VICKI L | $19,318 |
| 2026-07-31 | MECHANICAL RESIDENTIAL EZPERMIT | 370 WOODLAND AVE | GOLCHESKI, ROBERT J TRS & | $9,140 |
| 2026-07-31 | BUILDING | 311 FLORIDA AVE | BARE BROTHERS LLC | $170,000 |
| 2026-07-31 | MECHANICAL RESIDENTIAL EZPERMIT | 14 RIVERVIEW PL | ZIESMANN, JURGEN | $3,890 |
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