PermitStack indexes 481,223 building permits issued in Shelby County, Tennessee, with 40,698 issued in the last 12 months alone. Search by address, contractor, category, and date via our free REST API.
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The 10 most recent permits issued in Shelby County, Tennessee. Full dataset available via REST API.
| Issued | Permit # | Address | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | RES-ELC-26-007008 | 1471 WHEATON ST | Electrical | Repair damaged electrical service from storm and repair as needed inside. |
| 2026-09-02 | RES-PLM-26-003934 | 326 CHERRY CIR E | Plumbing | Installing all plumbing for the construction of a new 4 Bedroom-4.5 Bathroom house... |
| 2026-09-02 | RES-MEC-26-006768 | 3086 SANDY CREEK DR | HVAC | 24kw generatorMLGW work order number is WO1819307 |
| 2026-09-02 | COM-ALT-26-000598 | 8523 US HIGHWAY 51 N | Renovation | Alteration of an existing vacant restaurant building for a new Panda Express quick... |
| 2026-09-02 | RES-MEC-26-006796 | 3683 Philwood AVE | HVAC | Install a generator |
| 2026-09-02 | RES-MEC-26-006772 | 1447 MARCIA RD | HVAC | Gas pressure test to get meter unlocked |
| 2026-09-02 | RES-ELC-26-007017 | 4115 HADLEY DR | Electrical | HVAC system replacement – Disconnect and reconnect existing electrical whip at out... |
| 2026-09-02 | RES-ELC-26-006979 | 2929 ASHMONT DR | Electrical | generator |
| 2026-09-02 | RES-PLM-26-003937 | 8679 COLLETON WAY | Plumbing | install plumbing in new house |
| 2026-09-02 | RES-ELC-26-007022 | 4165 KOSTKA DR | Electrical | Replace breaker panel box rewire kitchen circuit as need |
Query Shelby County, Tennessee permits with a single HTTP request. Returns JSON with address, category, status, dates, and full description.
# Search all Shelby County permits issued this month curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \ "https://api.permit-stack.com/v1/permits/search?city=Shelby%20County&state=TN&issued_after=2026-04-01"
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We ingest data directly from the official Shelby County open data portal (the official city portal) daily. This is the same source used by the city's own public dashboards, normalized into a consistent JSON schema across our U.S. jurisdictions.
Our automated ingestion runs daily at 03:00 UTC. The latest permit in our database for Shelby County, Tennessee was issued on September 2, 2026. Permit backlogs on the city side may mean some permits take a few days to appear.
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