Building permit data
AvailableLoudoun County, Virginia building permits
179,544 permits from Loudoun County’s building department since 2001 — type, status, job value, contractor, dates and parcel id. Full history for $500, or the past 12 months for $75/mo.
- Permits
- 179,544
- Permit history
- 2001–2026
- Past 12 months
- 33,907
- Last collected
- Oct 19, 2026
Permits by year
By issue date (application date where no issue date), 2012–2026.
020K40K
30.9K
201220152018202120242026*
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| Year | Permits |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 696 |
| 2013 | 852 |
| 2014 | 814 |
| 2015 | 1,066 |
| 2016 | 5,537 |
| 2017 | 6,137 |
| 2018 | 5,580 |
| 2019 | 6,135 |
| 2020 | 6,770 |
| 2021 | 7,676 |
| 2022 | 8,433 |
| 2023 | 11,810 |
| 2024 | 12,688 |
| 2025 | 14,394 |
| 2026 (YTD) | 30,917 |
Most common permit types
As the department classifies them.
- Gas (Residential)17.5K
- Zoning (Residential)17.5K
- Electrical (Residential)13.4K
- Building (Residential)12K
- Electrical (Commercial)11.4K
- Mechanical (Residential)10.5K
Field coverage
Share of records with each column populated.
- Permit numberpermit_number100%
- Permit typepermit_type73%
- Work descriptionwork_description70%
- Statuspermit_status73%
- Application dateapplication_date70%
- Issue dateissue_date67%
- Completion datecomplete_date0%
- Expiration dateexpiration_date34%
- Site addressaddress27%
- Parcel identifierparcel_id100%
- Job valuevaluation10%
- Contractorcontractor0%
Parcel identifier kinds
- Parcel number 178.4K
- GIS feature id 1.1K
- None 77
Sample records
8 real records from the file — its fullest, newest first.
| Permit # | Type | Work description | Status | Applied | Issued | Parcel ID | ID kind | Job value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLUMR-2026-047568 | Plumbing (Residential) | INSTALL PLUMBING | Issued | Sep 28, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 | 322482292000 | Parcel number | $1,113,107.30 |
| PLUMR-2026-047887 | Plumbing (Residential) | INSTALL PLUMBING | Issued | Sep 29, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 | 200286866000 | Parcel number | $364,079.03 |
| PLUMR-2026-047748 | Plumbing (Residential) | Parkside Village Sec 2A Lot 120/ Wistman SFD 2021 MF | Issued | Sep 28, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 | 244490860000 | Parcel number | $382,651.06 |
| MECHR-2026-047648 | Mechanical (Residential) | Install HVAC and Ductwork - Lot 2 | Issued | Sep 28, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 | 564460125000 | Parcel number | $1,040,068.65 |
| MECHR-2026-047600 | Mechanical (Residential) | Parkside Village Sec 2A Lot 119/ Wistman SFD 2021 MF | Issued | Sep 28, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 | 244491164000 | Parcel number | $382,651.06 |
| PLUMR-2026-047783 | Plumbing (Residential) | Installation of sewer & water service, plumbing groundwork, waste, vent, water pipe and installation of plumbing fixtures | Issued | Sep 28, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 | 231181531000 | Parcel number | $288,672.21 |
| PLUMR-2026-047865 | Plumbing (Residential) | 63R1- Belmont SFD IRC 2021 Masterfile, 63R1 04, 2 car garage,fin. bsmt,4 fullbaths, 4 bedrooms,1 1/2 bath, AS207B, -FUll Bath, AS209E- Expanded LL Rec Room, AS | Issued | Sep 29, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 | 199161335000 | Parcel number | $508,633.81 |
| PLUMR-2026-047867 | Plumbing (Residential) | INSTALL PLUMBING | Issued | Sep 29, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 | 200286160000 | Parcel number | $362,519.15 |
Sources
Collected from 4 datasets published by Loudoun County.
- LandMARC Permits Issued (table)ArcGIS feature layer · historical archive127,753 rows
- Permit Applications (residential building permits, historical 2010 to prior year)ArcGIS feature layer · historical archive46,666 rows
- LandMARC Permits Submitted (table)ArcGIS feature layer6,017 rows
- Permit Application (residential building permits year-to-date)ArcGIS feature layer2,562 rows
Why rows, not permits?Hide
A department can publish the same permit in more than one dataset — a current feed and an archive, or one row per inspection. The permit count above counts each permit number once.