Permit Pulse tracks Fairfax County, VA's issued building-permit records in one searchable feed, updated Monday, Wednesday, and Friday — new homes and residential additions, commercial additions and alterations across Reston, Vienna, McLean, Springfield, Annandale, and Herndon. Search by address, zip code, and record type.
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Search Fairfax County's residential and commercial building permits by record type, address, and ZIP across the whole of Northern Virginia's biggest jurisdiction. Every record carries the project name and a direct link to the county's own permit record.
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Our Fairfax County data comes directly from the county's official public building-records feed. It covers building permits — residential and commercial, new construction and additions/alterations — and each record carries the record type, issue date, project name, a full address with ZIP, and a link back to the county's permit record. Trade permits (electrical, plumbing, mechanical) and project valuations are not published in this feed. It is updated Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The county paused this feed in early August 2026 and has since resumed it, but it has published noticeably fewer records per month since then — roughly 50 to 250 a month, against 600 to 800 before — so recent months may not reflect every permit the county issues.
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October 2026 permit report — Fairfax County
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