How do I look up a building permit in Kentucky?

Building permits in Kentucky are public records filed with each city or county building department. PermitGrab tracks 2 Kentucky cities and republishes the records — pick your city below to browse permits by address, contractor, type and value, free.

Are building permits public record in Kentucky?

Yes. Building permits are public records in Kentucky. Cities publish them through open-data portals and permit systems; PermitGrab aggregates the official feeds and updates them daily.

How many building permits were filed in Kentucky recently?

Across the 2 Kentucky cities PermitGrab tracks, 2,785 permits were filed in the last 30 days, out of 10,739 on record.

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Kentucky Building Permit Lookup — Free

Building permits are public record. PermitGrab tracks 2 Kentucky cities with live data pulled from official city permit systems — browse by address, contractor, permit type and value. No signup needed to look.

10,739

Permits on record

2,785

Filed last 30 days

Cities covered

City	Last 30 days	On record	Newest permit	Status
Louisville, KY	1,490	6,934	—	no recent data
Lexington, KY	1,295	3,805	2026-08-01	fresh — under 24h

How to look up a building permit in Kentucky

Pick the city where the property sits — permits are filed with the local building department, not the state. Use the table above for any of the 2 Kentucky cities we cover.
Search by address or contractor. Each city page lists recent permits with the address, permit type, declared value, status and (where the city publishes it) the contractor of record.
Click any record to expand the full details — project description, property owner, contact info, and related permit history at that address.

PermitGrab refreshes Kentucky permit data daily from official municipal feeds. If your city isn't listed, the building department may not publish a public data feed yet.

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