Data through September 2026 · updated 20 Oct 2026
256 solar permits were issued in Lynchburg, October 2024 through September 2026: about 128 a year and 9% of all permits. 126 solar permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 3% fewer than the 130 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is July. The usual one took 64 days from issue to the city's final.
Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.
| Month | Permits |
|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 8 |
| Nov 2024 | 13 |
| Dec 2024 | 5 |
| Jan 2025 | 5 |
| Feb 2025 | 4 |
| Mar 2025 | 10 |
| Apr 2025 | 11 |
| May 2025 | 23 |
| Jun 2025 | 18 |
| Jul 2025 | 18 |
| Aug 2025 | 8 |
| Sep 2025 | 7 |
| Oct 2025 | 22 |
| Nov 2025 | 13 |
| Dec 2025 | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 21 |
| May 2026 | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 17 |
| Aug 2026 | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | 4 |
By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). July is the busiest (164), January the quietest (42). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.
| Month | Index |
|---|---|
| January | 42 |
| February | 47 |
| March | 84 |
| April | 150 |
| May | 141 |
| June | 122 |
| July | 164 |
| August | 70 |
| September | 52 |
| October | 141 |
| November | 122 |
| December | 66 |
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends. Usual days is the middle permit among the 125 with a final date.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 | 130 |
| Finished | 96.2% |
| Expired | 0.8% |
| Usual days, issue to final | 64 |
| Middle half, days | 35–90 |
The value written on the permit at application, from 256 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Usual declared value | $27,074 |
| Middle half | $19,330–$36,018 |
How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.
| Permit type | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Renovation | 243 | 95% |
| Building / Addition | 10 | 4% |
| Electrical residential EZ permit | 1 | under 1% |
| Building / Repair | 1 | under 1% |
| Electrical | 1 | under 1% |
Electrical (651)Remodels & repairs (426)New homes (392)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, "Solar permits in Lynchburg, VA", https://contractorrecords.com/lynchburg/solar-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): Solar permits by month · Solar permits by calendar month (index) · Solar permits: days to final · Solar permits: declared value · Solar permits by permit type.