536 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
536
▲ 28.2% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$0
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Prior 7-day comparison
418
permits filed previous week
Of 2,940 Mecklenburg County permits with a published review status, 881 (30.0%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Inspection Phase | 1,324 | 45.0% |
| Pending | 619 | 21.1% |
| Received | 242 | 8.2% |
| Closed - Complete | 184 | 6.3% |
| Scheduled | 183 | 6.2% |
| In Review - Waiting on Agency | 137 | 4.7% |
| Bond Amount Exceeded | 50 | 1.7% |
| Ready to Issue | 39 | 1.3% |
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 536 permits in the last 7 days versus 418 the week before — a 28.2% 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 | Brandon Matthew Anderson | 3 | — |
| 3 | AIRO MECHANOCAL | 3 | — |
| 4 | Brothers DLC LLC | 3 | — |
| 5 | MCCLINTOCK HVAC | 3 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Residential Equipment Change Out (New an | 73 | 13.6% |
| Residential Electrical Permit | 68 | 12.7% |
| Utility Connection Request | 47 | 8.8% |
| Commercial Equipment Change Out | 41 | 7.6% |
| RDP Inspection Request | 41 | 7.6% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-02 | Commercial Electrical Permit | 7815 CALIBRE CROSSING DR, CHARLOTTE NC 28227 | Brothers DLC LLC | — |
| 2026-08-02 | Residential Equipment Change Out (New an | 6111 COLTSWOOD CT, CHARLOTTE NC 28211 | CR WEAVER'S HEATING AND COOLING | — |
| 2026-08-02 | Commercial Electrical Permit | 7815 CALIBRE CROSSING DR, CHARLOTTE NC 28227 | Brothers DLC LLC | — |
| 2026-08-02 | Commercial Electrical Permit | 7815 CALIBRE CROSSING DR, CHARLOTTE NC 28227 | Brothers DLC LLC | — |
| 2026-08-02 | Residential Mechanical Permit | 14515 NOLEN LN, CHARLOTTE NC 28277 | GASWORKS LLC | — |
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