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Nashville Building Permits

Data updated October 30, 2026. Newest permit in the feed: October 29, 2026. Source: Nashville Open Data: Building Permits Issued.

By the Home Permit Guide Editorial Team 3 official sources

Reviewed by Carlos Aldaba, CBO, Certified Building Official (ICC), Building Code & Permitting Consultant ·

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Issued in October 2026 to date
925
Issued in the last 30 days
948
Median days, entry to issue
32

These figures cover every permit in Nashville Open Data: Building Permits Issued, not only home projects. The last 30 days run from September 30, 2026 to October 29, 2026. That is 13% above the average of 837 permits a month over the previous 12 full months.

Top Permit Types in the Last 30 Days

Permit typePermitsShare
Building Residential - New27229%
Building Commercial - Tenant Finish Out18720%
Building Commercial - Rehab11712%
Building Residential - Addition10311%
Building Demolition Permit738%
Building Residential - Rehab667%
Building Sign Permit293%
Building Commercial - New182%

Nashville's dataset covers building permits only, so trade permits are not in these counts. New homes lead: 272 residential new-construction permits were issued in the 30 days to October 29, 2026, along with 103 residential additions and 187 commercial tenant finish-outs.

We measure time from the date a permit was entered to the date it was issued; the median was 32 days. The dataset lists a contact on each permit but does not say whether that is the contractor, so we leave the contractor column blank. By ZIP code, 37203 (143), 37207 (128) and 37209 (60) were the busiest in the last 30 days.

12-Month Permit Trend in Nashville

912 Oct 666 Nov 843 Dec 613 Jan 800 Feb 995 Mar 842 Apr 778 May 864 Jun 871 Jul 901 Aug 953 Sep 925 Oct
Building permits issued per month in Nashville. Lighter bar = current month to date.
MonthPermits issued
October 2025912
November 2025666
December 2025843
January 2026613
February 2026800
March 2026995
April 2026842
May 2026778
June 2026864
July 2026871
August 2026901
September 2026953
October 2026 (to date)925

Over the 12 full months, the busiest was March 2026 with 995 permits and the quietest was January 2026 with 613.

Busiest Areas in the Last 30 Days

ZIP codePermits
37203143
37207128
3720960
3721158
3720453
3711552
3701342
3720641
3720537
3721436

Recent Permits

The 15 most recent permits in the feed. We show the zip code rather than the street address, and never owner names.

IssuedTypeZIP code
2026-10-29Building Residential - New37204
2026-10-29Building Commercial - Rehab37211
2026-10-29Building Residential - New37207
2026-10-29Building Residential - New37207
2026-10-29Building Commercial - Rehab37211
2026-10-29Building Commercial - Rehab37013
2026-10-29Building Residential - Rehab37212
2026-10-29Building Residential - New37210
2026-10-29Building Residential - New37210
2026-10-29Building Residential - New37210
2026-10-29Building Residential - New37210
2026-10-29Building Residential - Addition37013
2026-10-29Building Residential - Addition37076
2026-10-29Building Commercial - New37203
2026-10-29Building Residential - Addition37076

How to Look Up a Building Permit in Nashville

  1. Metro Nashville ePermits: Open Metro Nashville ePermits. You can search any permit without logging in.
  2. Select Permit as the search type. Address is the default search criterion; you can switch to permit number, parcel number (APN), owner or contractor.
  3. Enter the address. Metro's guide notes that leaving off the street type, such as Rd or Ave, usually returns more results.
  4. Open a permit number to see its details, sign-offs, inspection status and related trade permits.
  5. For inspection reports and permit tracking documents, Metro Codes points to the Available Reports tab in the Permit Summary, and to its Document of Record search for plans.

For what a record's fields mean, see How to Read a Building Permit Record. For lookups in other cities, see How to Look Up Building Permits for a House.

Nashville Project Permit Pages

Rules for specific home projects in Nashville, each checked against official city sources:

Frequently Asked Questions

How many building permits does Nashville issue?

Nashville issued 948 permits in the 30 days to October 29, 2026, and an average of 837 a month over the 12 full months before October 2026, according to Nashville Open Data: Building Permits Issued.

How long does it take to get a building permit in Nashville?

For permits issued in the 30 days to October 29, 2026, the median time from entry to issue was 32 days. Simple permits are often issued much faster than projects that need full plan review.

How do I look up a building permit in Nashville?

Use the Metro Nashville ePermits. Select Permit as the search type. Address is the default search criterion; you can switch to permit number, parcel number (APN), owner or contractor.

What is the most common permit type in Nashville?

Building Residential - New, with 272 of the 948 permits issued in the 30 days to October 29, 2026.

Back to Nashville Building Permits for Home Projects.

Sources

Official sources checked on . Rules change; confirm with the department before you start work.

  1. Metro Nashville ePermits (linked above) (epermits.nashville.gov)
  2. Nashville.gov: Codes Department Public Records and Information (nashville.gov)
  3. Nashville Open Data: Building Permits Issued (data.nashville.gov)

Statistics computed by Home Permit Guide from Nashville Open Data: Building Permits Issued, fetched October 30, 2026.