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Johns Creek, GA building permits

Data through July 2026 · updated 23 Oct 2026

3,979 building permits were issued in Johns Creek from August 2024 to July 2026, about 1,990 a year. HVAC permits lead with 1,255, then electrical (949) and plumbing (817). 100% were for homes. The city's file doesn't name contractors, so we can't rank, compare or profile firms here: these pages show what was built and when.

3,979permits issued
1,990a year
100%for homes
69%finished (Aug 2024–Jul 2025 permits)
Jul 2026records through

What gets built here

HVAC

1,255permits
633last 12 mo on file

Electrical

949permits
469last 12 mo on file

Plumbing

817permits
421last 12 mo on file

What this page can and can't show

  • ✓Permits the city issued, by kind of work and month.
  • ✓Which permits finished, are still open or expired.
  • Who did the work. The city's file doesn't name contractors, so we can't rank, compare or profile firms here.
  • How long a permit takes to final. The file has too few final dates.
  • What the job cost. The file carries no job value.
  • Where, by ZIP code. The file carries no usable ZIP code.
  • Street addresses or owners. We publish counts and permit rows without them.

Permits the City of Johns Creek issues for homes inside city limits: residential building permits, plus mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fence, retaining-wall and demolition permits on property the tax roll classes as residential. Commercial building permits, trade permits on commercial property, right-of-way, sign, tree-removal and land-disturbance permits in the same file are not counted. Alpharetta, Milton, Duluth and the rest of Fulton and Forsyth counties run their own permit offices and are not in this file.

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Permits by kind of work

Permits issued August 2024 through July 2026, every kind of work with 100 or more. Last 12 months on file is Aug 2025–Jul 2026. Homes is the share issued as residential permits.

Kind of workPermitsShareLast 12 mo
HVAC1,25532%633
Electrical94924%469
Plumbing81721%421
Fences & walls1143%66
Other82721%415

Fewer than 100 permits, so no row: demolition (17).

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Johns Creek permit statistics →Johns Creek building permit search: the CSS portal, statuses and records →

Guides for Johns Creek

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

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Johns Creek, Building Permits Issued (ArcGIS layer), read 23 Oct 2026. We count permits issued August 2024 through July 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Permits the City of Johns Creek issues for homes inside city limits: residential building permits, plus mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fence, retaining-wall and demolition permits on property the tax roll classes as residential. Commercial building permits, trade permits on commercial property, right-of-way, sign, tree-removal and land-disturbance permits in the same file are not counted. Alpharetta, Milton, Duluth and the rest of Fulton and Forsyth counties run their own permit offices and are not in this file.

  • The city's file names no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Johns Creek.
  • The file has no job value, no final inspection date and no ZIP code, so we show no costs, no time to final and no ZIP pages.
  • A residential building permit in the file doesn't say whether it is a new house, an addition or a remodel, so those permits are counted together under other.
  • The city last refreshed its permit file in mid-August 2026, so the window ends in July 2026.
  • Trade permits are counted as home permits when the parcel's tax class is residential; trade permits on parcels we couldn't match are left out.

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, "Johns Creek, GA building permits", https://contractorrecords.com/johns-creek/, data through July 2026, from the City of Johns Creek Community Development 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 on file.

Common questions

  • How many building permits does Johns Creek issue a year?About 1,990 a year in Johns Creek: 3,979 permits issued August 2024 through July 2026, 2,012 of them in the last 12 months on file (to July 2026). That counts the permits the city issued, all for homes, not denied or withdrawn applications.
  • Can I find a contractor's permits in Johns Creek?Not from this file: the city publishes its permits without the contractor's name, so we can't list or rank firms. Ask the contractor for the permit number of a past job.
  • What do people build most in Johns Creek?HVAC: 1,255 of the 3,979 permits (32%), then electrical (949), plumbing (817), August 2024 through July 2026.
  • How do I look up a building permit in Johns Creek?Filter the permit list on this page by month, kind of work 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 Johns Creek →
  • How many permits were issued in Johns Creek last month?190 in July 2026, the last full month on file; 2,012 over the last 12 months on file (to July 2026).

Browse the permits

Browse 3,979 permits

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

The list loads as you reach it (3,979 permits).

IssuedKind of workCity permit typeStatus

Permits each month, the last 12 months on file

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
Jul 2026190HVAC (60)
Jun 2026161HVAC (55)
May 2026206HVAC (66)
Apr 2026196HVAC (64)
Mar 2026196HVAC (56)
Feb 2026165HVAC (44)
Jan 2026138HVAC (38)
Dec 2025125HVAC (51)
Nov 2025156HVAC (54)
Oct 2025193HVAC (45)
Sep 2025125Electrical (35)
Aug 2025161HVAC (67)

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