341 new building permits were filed in Santa Clara County, CA 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
341
▲ 61.6% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$0
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Prior 7-day comparison
211
permits filed previous week
Of 1,436 Santa Clara County permits with a published review status, 1,128 (78.6%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Received | 1,084 | 75.5% |
| Issued | 90 | 6.3% |
| Final | 68 | 4.7% |
| Pending Additional Submittal | 47 | 3.3% |
| In Review | 44 | 3.1% |
| Pending Resubmittal | 22 | 1.5% |
| Closed - DEV Application | 17 | 1.2% |
| Planning Screening Review | 15 | 1.0% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Santa Clara County, CA logged 341 permits in the last 7 days versus 211 the week before — a 61.6% 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 | SUNRUN | 3 | — |
| 2 | ENGINEERS INC | 1 | — |
| 3 | HARRIS WATER HEATERS INC | 1 | — |
| 4 | MASTEC NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC | 1 | — |
| 5 | DENVER, CO, 80210 | 1 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Survey Review | 171 | 50.1% |
| Construction Permit | 105 | 30.8% |
| Development Permit Request (Building, Gr | 32 | 9.4% |
| Minor Permit | 10 | 2.9% |
| Fire Permit | 8 | 2.3% |
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