951 new building permits were filed in Shelby County, TN 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
951
▲ 65.1% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$0
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Prior 7-day comparison
576
permits filed previous week
Of 3,924 Shelby County permits with a published review status, 1,596 (40.7%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Issued | 2,186 | 55.7% |
| Pending | 1,092 | 27.8% |
| In Review | 230 | 5.9% |
| Plan Review | 130 | 3.3% |
| Additional Info Required | 121 | 3.1% |
| Closed - Approved | 36 | 0.9% |
| Closed - Complete | 25 | 0.6% |
| Closed - Withdrawn | 24 | 0.6% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Shelby County, TN logged 951 permits in the last 7 days versus 576 the week before — a 65.1% 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 | MS CONSTRUCTION LLC (B000) | 7 | — |
| 2 | AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL SERVICES DBA CONWAY SERVICES LLC(E000) | 5 | — |
| 3 | CHOATE'S AIR CONDITIONING & HEATING (E000) | 5 | — |
| 4 | BROWN REFRIGERATION COOLING HEATING PLUMBING DBA MISTER GREENWAY (E000) | 5 | — |
| 5 | MECHANICAL SERVICE SOLUTIONS, INC (M000) | 5 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Residential Electrical Permit | 258 | 27.1% |
| Residential Mechanical Permit | 228 | 24.0% |
| Residential Plumbing Permit | 77 | 8.1% |
| Residential Alteration Permit | 71 | 7.5% |
| Commercial Electrical Permit | 68 | 7.2% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-02 | Commercial Mechanical Permit | 1335 MCREE ST, MEMPHIS 38134 | KIZER SERVICES (P000) | — |
| 2026-08-02 | Certificate of Occupancy | 8765 Chaffee RD, Arlington TN 38002 United States | Antique Fusion LLC | — |
| 2026-08-02 | Demolition Permit | 3533 WATAUGA AVE, MEMPHIS 38111 | JAMES RANDELL PEELER (B000) | — |
| 2026-08-02 | Demolition Permit | 3610 WATAUGA AVE, MEMPHIS 38111 | JAMES RANDELL PEELER (B000) | — |
| 2026-08-01 | Residential Electrical Permit | 1095 CRESTON AVE, MEMPHIS 38127 | ALFA ELECTRIC LLC. (E000) | — |
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