Mecklenburg County, NC Permit Pulse — Week of 2026-09-21

453 building permits were recorded for Mecklenburg County, NC over the trailing 7 days. This page reflects currently available public permitting records; source schedules vary by jurisdiction.

By PermitGrab Research · Updated 2026-09-21 · Last permit logged 2026-09-20

Permits filed · this week

453

▼ 6.2% vs prior 7 days

Prior 7-day comparison

483

permits filed previous week

Mecklenburg County published permit statuses

Of 3,736 Mecklenburg County permits with a published review status, 1,070 (28.6%) are currently labelled as review or intake stages by the source. Breakdown by current status:

Permit statusPermitsShare
Inspection Phase1,62843.6%
Pending71419.1%
Received3158.4%
Scheduled2777.4%
Closed - Complete2667.1%
In Review - Waiting on Agency1634.4%
Bond Amount Exceeded732.0%
Accepted - Permit Cancelled471.3%

What do the published permit statuses show?

Of 3,736 records with a published review status, 1,070 (28.6%) are currently labelled as review or intake stages by the source. Mecklenburg County, NC also has 453 records in the trailing 7 days versus 483 in the prior 7 days. These source fields do not establish an overall review time or backlog outside the statuses the jurisdiction publishes.

Top contractors this week

#ContractorPermits (7d)
1 CHARLOTTE HEATING & AIR 6
2 Wesley Devin Breece 5
3 J Travis Crawford 4
4 ACOSTA INC. 4
5 Caleb James Hudson 3

What's being built this week

Permit typeCountShare
Residential Equipment Change Out (New an 66 14.6%
Residential Electrical Permit 50 11.0%
Utility Connection Request 45 9.9%
RDP Inspection Request 34 7.5%
Residential Mechanical Permit 34 7.5%

Recent permit filings

DateTypeAddressContractor
2026-09-20 Residential Electrical Permit 5610 PROVIDENCE GLEN RD, CHARLOTTE NC 28270 Berryman Electrical
2026-09-20 Residential Mechanical Permit 14440 W S LEE CT, CHARLOTTE NC 28277 TOTAL TRADE PRO LLC
2026-09-20 Residential Electrical Permit 20653 SPRING GROVE LN, CORNELIUS NC 28031 JD ELECTRIC, LLC
2026-09-20 Residential Mechanical Permit 8614 RAVEN TOP DR, MINT HILL NC 28227 Timothy Wayne King Jr.
2026-09-20 Residential Addition Permit 2313 WYTHE HOUSE CT, CHARLOTTE NC 28270 DECK COMPANY OF CHARLOTTE LLC
Methodology. Data is based on public permitting records associated with Mecklenburg County. Source coverage and publication schedules vary by jurisdiction. Permits are counted using the source date field. This source does not publish enough current declared-value coverage to report a citywide construction-value total. "This week" means the trailing 7 days through 2026-09-21.

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