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November 2026 Building Permits

Official permit data from Asheville — updated Mon, Wed & Fri from the county permitting office.

Asheville, NC issued 97 building permits in November 2026, down 69% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 28806 with 37 permits. Com: Alterations was the top permit type, making up 14% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
97
vs. prior month
-69%
308 last month
Most active zip
28806
37 permits
Top permit type
Com: Alterations
14% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — November 2026

28806
37
28801
23
28803
18
28804
10
28805
7
28704
1
28715
1

Permits by type

November 2026 · Asheville, NC

Com: Alterations
14 (14%)
Res: Alterations
9 (9%)
Res: Townhome
8 (8%)
Res: SFD Waiver
7 (7%)
Stand Alone Sign
5 (5%)
Com: Misc. Structure
4 (4%)
Res: Deck
4 (4%)
Res: Demolition
4 (4%)
Res: Detached Bldg
4 (4%)
Res: Bldg Repair-Replace
3 (3%)
Com: Bldg. Repair-Replace
2 (2%)
Com: Low Voltage
2 (2%)
Com: Multi-Trade Heating
2 (2%)
Com: Site Work
2 (2%)
Fire: Operational
2 (2%)
Res: New SFD
2 (2%)
Res: Plumbing
2 (2%)
Res: Site Work
2 (2%)
Res: Solar
2 (2%)
Com: Deck
1 (1%)
Com: Gas Piping
1 (1%)
Com: Occupancy
1 (1%)
Construction Trailer
1 (1%)
Fire Alarm
1 (1%)
Fire: Constr. Other
1 (1%)
Mfg. Home in Park
1 (1%)
Res: ADU Attached
1 (1%)
Res: ADU Detached
1 (1%)
Res: Alter & Add
1 (1%)
Res: Electrical
1 (1%)
Res: Gas Piping
1 (1%)
Res: Reroof
1 (1%)
Res: Retaining Wall
1 (1%)
Res:Addition
1 (1%)
ROW: Encroachment
1 (1%)
Sprinkler Sys.
1 (1%)

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