HISTORICAL PLANNING SNAPSHOT · MAY 19, 2026
Permit Activity & Friction — Historical Snapshot
This page preserves a dated City of Charleston permit snapshot for reference. It does not describe current conditions and should not drive current staffing, scheduling, or demand decisions.
Permit data through: May 19, 2026
Source: City of Charleston EnerGov CSS public records search
Coverage: City of Charleston records only; not the full Charleston metro.
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HISTORICAL DESCRIPTIVE EVIDENCE
What the May 19 snapshot contained
These are archived counts and distributions. Labels that imply current urgency, opportunity, or a weekly action have been intentionally removed.
Applied permits
2,221
Apr 20–May 19, 2026
Issued permits
1,813
Apr 20–May 19, 2026
Review / correction statuses
152
Archived public-status count; not backlog
Approval-time proxy
6 days
3,832 archived records with applied and issued dates
Historical 30-day comparison
Archived comparison only: Apr 20–May 19, 2026 versus Mar 21–Apr 19, 2026. These changes are not presented as a current trend.
Snapshot applied
2,221
Apr 20–May 19, 2026
Prior applied
2,000
Mar 21–Apr 19, 2026
Archived applied change
+11.05%
Historical period-over-period change
Archived issued change
+11.43%
1,813 snapshot vs 1,627 prior
Historical permit-type mix
Distribution in the May 19 snapshot. No downstream trade opportunity is inferred from this archived mix.
Other
1,251
25% share
Residential Building
1,001
20% share
Electrical
649
13% share
Mechanical
413
8% share
Plumbing
407
8% share
Commercial Building
249
5% share
Roofing
247
5% share
Gas
220
4% share
Fire
198
4% share
Fence
100
2% share
Sign
90
2% share
Pool
66
1% share
Demolition
61
1% share
Building
30
1% share
Solar
16
0% share
Historical status distribution
Supplied public statuses from the archived snapshot. Counts are descriptive and are not an official backlog measure.
Issued
3,500
Applied
584
Invoiced
327
Void By City
187
Needs Review
104
Closed
71
Needs Correction
70
Pending Pre Inspections
50
Approved
43
Canceled By Applicant
32
Released For Issuance
13
Fees Paid
8
Denied
5
Stop Work Order
4
Historical approval-time proxy
- Median
- 6 days
- Sample
- 3,832
This is an archived applied-to-issued interval proxy. It is not a current approval-duration estimate and does not measure inspection delay.
Historical valuation bands
Project valuation was not available in this archived public export.
Historical submarket distribution
Geographic counts from the archived snapshot. Current urgency labels have been removed because this page does not describe present conditions.
ZIP 29492
1,044 permits
ZIP 29403
902 permits
Unknown
748 permits
ZIP 29401
589 permits
ZIP 29407
545 permits
ZIP 29414
408 permits
ZIP 29412
368 permits
ZIP 29455
356 permits
ZIP 29405
37 permits
Daniel Island
1 permits
What this snapshot can and cannot tell you
It can describe
Historical permit volume, issued activity, permit-type mix, supplied status mix, geographic distribution, and an applied-to-issued timing proxy for the archived period.
It cannot establish
Current contractor demand, sales opportunity, crew availability, official backlog, inspection delay, present approval duration, current project starts, or what a contractor should do this week.
Historical source: City of Charleston EnerGov CSS public records search · Permit data through: May 19, 2026 · City of Charleston records only · Archived for reference · No current recommendation is derived from this page.