Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026
281 fence and wall permits were issued in Memphis and Shelby County, October 2024 through September 2026: about 140 a year and 3% of all permits. 171 fence and wall permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 55% more than the 110 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is March. 38111 has the most, 25.
Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.
| Month | Permits |
|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 9 |
| Nov 2024 | 5 |
| Dec 2024 | 5 |
| Jan 2025 | 5 |
| Feb 2025 | 5 |
| Mar 2025 | 15 |
| Apr 2025 | 4 |
| May 2025 | 15 |
| Jun 2025 | 13 |
| Jul 2025 | 13 |
| Aug 2025 | 8 |
| Sep 2025 | 13 |
| Oct 2025 | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | 12 |
| Dec 2025 | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 23 |
| Apr 2026 | 19 |
| May 2026 | 15 |
| Jun 2026 | 20 |
| Jul 2026 | 15 |
| Aug 2026 | 21 |
| Sep 2026 | 23 |
By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). March is the busiest (162), January the quietest (30). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.
| Month | Index |
|---|---|
| January | 30 |
| February | 43 |
| March | 162 |
| April | 98 |
| May | 128 |
| June | 141 |
| July | 120 |
| August | 124 |
| September | 154 |
| October | 77 |
| November | 73 |
| December | 51 |
The value written on the permit at application, from 280 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Usual declared value | $5,986 |
| Middle half | $2,874–$9,491 |
Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 281 fence and wall permits.
How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.
| Permit type | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Residential Accessory | 271 | 96% |
| Residential Alteration | 10 | 4% |
Remodels & repairs (2,643)New homes (1,840)Garages, sheds & shade structures (787)Additions (765)Roofing (468)Pools & spas (344)
Source: Memphis Open Data Hub, DPD Building Permits (ArcGIS layer), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out. The file carries no usable permit status, so it can't say which permits were finished, so no finished share is shown.
Building permits the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning & Development issues: the City of Memphis, unincorporated Shelby County and the towns that use the joint office (rows carry Memphis, Cordova, Arlington, Millington, Lakeland, Eads and other postal cities). Germantown, Collierville and Bartlett, which run their own permit offices, appear only where the joint office issued the permit. Electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits are not in this file.
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Contractor Records, "Fence and wall permits in Memphis and Shelby County, TN", https://contractorrecords.com/memphis/fence-permits, data through September 2026, from the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning & Development building-permit records.Link to a table: By month · Season · Declared value · By ZIP code · Permit types.
Download the tables (CSV): Fences & walls permits by month · Fences & walls permits by calendar month (index) · Fences & walls permits: declared value · Fences & walls permits by ZIP code · Fences & walls permits by permit type.