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Asheville, NC building permits

Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

3,498 building permits were issued in Asheville from October 2024 to September 2026, about 1,749 a year. Remodel and repair permits lead with 887, then electrical (388) and new homes (382). 100% were for homes. The city's file names contractors, but we haven't matched those names to state license records, so we don't rate, rank or profile firms from it: these pages show what was built, where and when.

3,498permits issued
1,749a year
100%for homes
74%finished (Oct 2024–Sep 2025 permits)
Sep 2026records through

What gets built here

Remodels & repairs

887permits
344last 12 mo

Electrical

388permits
61last 12 mo

New homes

382permits
151last 12 mo

Additions

342permits
179last 12 mo

Garages, sheds & shade structures

308permits
148last 12 mo

HVAC

282permits
61last 12 mo

Solar

255permits
112last 12 mo

What this page can and can't show

  • ✓Permits the city issued, by kind of work, month and ZIP code.
  • ✓Which permits finished, are still open or expired.
  • Who does good work. The city's file names contractors, but we haven't matched those names to state license records, so we don't rate, rank or profile firms from it.
  • How long a permit takes to final. The file has too few final dates.
  • What the job cost. The file carries no job value.
  • Street addresses or owners. We publish counts and permit rows without them.

Residential permits the City of Asheville Development Services Department issues inside city limits: new houses, townhomes, duplexes and ADUs, alterations, additions and repairs, re-roofs, trade permits, solar, decks, sheds, retaining walls, pools and demolition. Commercial permits, fire, sign, event, stormwater and right-of-way records in the same file are not counted. Unincorporated Buncombe County, Weaverville, Black Mountain, Woodfin and the other towns issue their own permits and are not in this file.

Hiring someone here?

The permit file can't tell you who does good work. Ask for the contractor's license number and look it up at the North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors, then ask the city whether they pulled the permit for your job.

How to check a contractor's license in North Carolina →

Permits by kind of work

Permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, every kind of work with 100 or more. Last 12 months is Oct 2025–Sep 2026. Homes is the share issued as residential permits.

Kind of workPermitsShareLast 12 mo
Remodels & repairs88725%344
Electrical38811%61
New homes38211%151
Additions34210%179
Garages, sheds & shade structures3089%148
HVAC2828%61
Solar2557%112
Roofing1855%34
Plumbing1725%41
Demolition1364%61

Fewer than 100 permits, so no row: fences & walls (62), ADUs & casitas (58), pools & spas (24), other (17).

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Asheville permit statistics →Asheville permits by ZIP code →Asheville building permit search: SimpliCity, statuses and old records →

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Guides for Asheville

Local permit rules and lookups, each with Asheville's own permit numbers.

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Asheville, Accela Permits View (ArcGIS layer Permits/AccelaPermitsView, layer 2), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Residential permits the City of Asheville Development Services Department issues inside city limits: new houses, townhomes, duplexes and ADUs, alterations, additions and repairs, re-roofs, trade permits, solar, decks, sheds, retaining walls, pools and demolition. Commercial permits, fire, sign, event, stormwater and right-of-way records in the same file are not counted. Unincorporated Buncombe County, Weaverville, Black Mountain, Woodfin and the other towns issue their own permits and are not in this file.

  • The city's file lists a contractor on most permits, but these pages show permit counts only: there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Asheville.
  • The file has no issue date, so a permit is dated by the day its application was opened; applications still in review or waiting on the applicant are not counted.
  • The job value column is blank on almost every permit, so we show no costs.
  • Hurricane Helene struck at the end of September 2024, so the first months of the window carry a wave of storm-repair permits.
  • Because permits are dated by application, we don't show how long they take from issue to final: the file can't separate the wait for approval from the work. The finished share comes from the city's status (finaled, certificate of completion or occupancy issued, closed).

Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. Sources and definitions →

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Contractor Records, "Asheville, NC building permits", https://contractorrecords.com/asheville/, data through September 2026, from the City of Asheville Development Services Department building-permit records.

Link to a table: By kind of work · Browse the permits · Permits each month.

Download the tables (CSV): Permits by kind of work · Permits in the last 12 months.

Common questions

  • How many building permits does Asheville issue a year?About 1,749 a year in Asheville: 3,498 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 1,277 of them in the last 12 months. That counts the permits the city issued, all for homes, not denied or withdrawn applications.
  • Can I find a contractor's permits in Asheville?The city's file names contractors, but we haven't matched those names to state license records, so we don't rate, rank or profile firms from it. Check a license at the North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors and ask the contractor for the permit number of a past job.
  • What do people build most in Asheville?Remodels & repairs: 887 of the 3,498 permits (25%), then electrical (388), new homes (382), October 2024 through September 2026.
  • How do I look up a building permit in Asheville?Filter the permit list on this page by month, kind of work and ZIP code to see what was issued. For one property's permits, search the city's own records by address or permit number; we don't publish addresses. How to look up a permit in Asheville →
  • How many permits were issued in Asheville last month?90 in September 2026, the last full month on file; 1,277 over the last 12 months.

Browse the permits

Browse 3,498 permits

Every permit in the file issued October 2024 through September 2026, newest first. Pick a month, a kind of work, a ZIP code or a status. Each row is one permit: no street address, no names.

The list loads as you reach it (3,498 permits).

IssuedKind of workCity permit typeStatusZIP

Permits each month, the last 12 months

Permits issued each month and the kind of work with the most. A month opens its permits in the list above.

MonthPermitsTop kind of work
Sep 202690Remodels & repairs (34)
Aug 202684Remodels & repairs (28)
Jul 2026104Remodels & repairs (34)
Jun 2026104Remodels & repairs (25)
May 2026101Remodels & repairs (32)
Apr 2026117Remodels & repairs (27)
Mar 2026129Remodels & repairs (35)
Feb 202699Remodels & repairs (28)
Jan 2026104Remodels & repairs (30)
Dec 202581Remodels & repairs (27)
Nov 2025107Remodels & repairs (22)
Oct 2025157Remodels & repairs (22)

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