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August 2026 Building Permits

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

Atlanta, GA issued 1,204 building permits in August 2026, down 8% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 30310 with 143 permits. Open Record Request was the top permit type, making up 20% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
1,204
vs. prior month
-8%
1,311 last month
Most active zip
30310
143 permits
Top permit type
Open Record Request
20% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — August 2026

30310
143
30318
136
30315
86
30312
75
30309
72
30311
67
30305
65
30314
64
30317
56
30316
55

Permits by type

August 2026 · Atlanta, GA

Open Record Request
240 (20%)
Temporary Power
199 (17%)
Commercial Alteration
154 (13%)
Residential Alteration
124 (10%)
Residential Addition
93 (8%)
Residential Miscellaneous
90 (7%)
Residential New
75 (6%)
Residential Demolition
38 (3%)
Commercial Miscellaneous
30 (2%)
Commercial Conversion
22 (2%)
Multi Family Alteration
22 (2%)
Multi Family New
18 (1%)
Residential Pool
17 (1%)
Commercial New
15 (1%)
Side Walk Waiver
14 (1%)
Commercial Demolition
10 (1%)
Commercial Addition
8 (1%)
Outdoor Events
8 (1%)
Commercial Land Development
6 (0%)
Building Complaint
5 (0%)
Multi Family Miscellaneous
4 (0%)
Noise Temporary Variance
3 (0%)
Residential Land Subdivision
3 (0%)
Airport General
2 (0%)
Residential Conversion
2 (0%)
Commercial Pool
1 (0%)
Multi Family Conversion
1 (0%)

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