12 new building permits were filed in Wilmington, NC over the trailing 7 days. Filing volume is a public signal of current construction activity. Live data from official municipal permit-issuance feeds.
Permits filed · this week
12
▼ 93.9% vs prior 7 days
Prior 7-day comparison
197
permits filed previous week
Of 4,694 Wilmington permits with a published review status, 10 (0.2%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Issued | 4,567 | 97.3% |
| Complete | 95 | 2.0% |
| In Review | 10 | 0.2% |
| Void | 7 | 0.1% |
| Issued - Pending Inspection | 6 | 0.1% |
| Certificate of Compliance (CC) Issued | 3 | 0.1% |
| On Hold | 2 | 0.0% |
| Withdrawn | 1 | 0.0% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Wilmington, NC logged 12 permits in the last 7 days versus 197 the week before — a 93.9% decrease, so intake is easing. This tracker refreshes weekly from official municipal feeds, so it reflects the current pace rather than a stale snapshot.
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Right of Way Permit Application | 12 | 100.0% |
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