613 new building permits were filed in Mecklenburg County, NC 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
613
▲ 42.9% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$0
—
Prior 7-day comparison
429
permits filed previous week
Of 3,126 Mecklenburg County permits with a published review status, 941 (30.1%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Inspection Phase | 1,399 | 44.8% |
| Pending | 660 | 21.1% |
| Received | 260 | 8.3% |
| Closed - Complete | 201 | 6.4% |
| Scheduled | 189 | 6.0% |
| In Review - Waiting on Agency | 143 | 4.6% |
| Bond Amount Exceeded | 64 | 2.0% |
| Ready to Issue | 39 | 1.2% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Mecklenburg County, NC logged 613 permits in the last 7 days versus 429 the week before — a 42.9% 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 | ULTRA COMFORT INC | 6 | — |
| 2 | AIRO MECHANOCAL | 4 | — |
| 3 | Brothers DLC LLC | 3 | — |
| 4 | Brandon Matthew Anderson | 3 | — |
| 5 | MCCLINTOCK HVAC | 3 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Residential Electrical Permit | 80 | 13.1% |
| Residential Equipment Change Out (New an | 73 | 11.9% |
| Utility Connection Request | 58 | 9.5% |
| Commercial Equipment Change Out | 47 | 7.7% |
| Residential Mechanical Permit | 43 | 7.0% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | Commercial Equipment Change Out | 12909 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PL, C, CHARLOTTE NC 28277 | AIRO MECHANOCAL | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Commercial Equipment Change Out | 1725 NANTUCKETT LN, 201, CHARLOTTE NC 28270 | AIRO MECHANOCAL | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Residential Mechanical Permit | 516 E KINGSTON AV, CHARLOTTE NC 28203 | 3RD GENERATION | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Commercial Electrical Permit | 6525 CARNEGIE BV, 110, CHARLOTTE NC 28211 | AEXCELLENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Residential Equipment Change Out (New an | 11101 PRESERVATION LN, MECKLENBURG NC 28278 | AIR SERVICES OF THE CAROLINAS | — |
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