Data through September 2026 · updated 20 Oct 2026
392 new home permits were issued in Lynchburg, October 2024 through September 2026: about 196 a year and 13% of all permits. 204 new home permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 9% more than the 188 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is June. The usual one took 161 days from issue to the city's final.
Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.
| Month | Permits |
|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 16 |
| Nov 2024 | 23 |
| Dec 2024 | 11 |
| Jan 2025 | 10 |
| Feb 2025 | 4 |
| Mar 2025 | 21 |
| Apr 2025 | 28 |
| May 2025 | 16 |
| Jun 2025 | 30 |
| Jul 2025 | 6 |
| Aug 2025 | 8 |
| Sep 2025 | 15 |
| Oct 2025 | 24 |
| Nov 2025 | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | 15 |
| Mar 2026 | 31 |
| Apr 2026 | 26 |
| May 2026 | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 34 |
| Jul 2026 | 13 |
| Aug 2026 | 19 |
| Sep 2026 | 15 |
By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). June is the busiest (196), January the quietest (52). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.
| Month | Index |
|---|---|
| January | 52 |
| February | 58 |
| March | 159 |
| April | 165 |
| May | 67 |
| June | 196 |
| July | 58 |
| August | 83 |
| September | 92 |
| October | 122 |
| November | 89 |
| December | 58 |
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends. Usual days is the middle permit among the 183 with a final date.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 | 188 |
| Finished | 97.3% |
| Expired | 0.0% |
| Usual days, issue to final | 161 |
| Middle half, days | 104–259 |
The value written on the permit at application, from 392 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Usual declared value | $180,000 |
| Middle half | $125,000–$250,000 |
How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.
| Permit type | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Building / New construction | 371 | 95% |
| Manuf housing | 21 | 5% |
Electrical (651)Remodels & repairs (426)Solar (256)Plumbing (240)
From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.
Source: City of Lynchburg GIS open data, Building Permits - Tabluar (ODPDynamic MapServer layer 37, from the city's TRAKiT permit system), read 20 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.
Building and trade permits the City of Lynchburg Department of Community Development issued inside the city. Lynchburg is an independent city; homes with a Lynchburg mailing address in Bedford, Campbell or Amherst County get their permits from those counties and are not in this file.
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, "New home permits in Lynchburg, VA", https://contractorrecords.com/lynchburg/new-home-permits, data through September 2026, from City of Lynchburg Community Development building-permit records.Link to a table: By month · Season · Days to final · Declared value · Permit types.
Download the tables (CSV): New homes permits by month · New homes permits by calendar month (index) · New homes permits: days to final · New homes permits: declared value · New homes permits by permit type.