County-by-county editorial desk

One county.
One standout.

PermitReporter compares each filing only with records from the same county route, looking for unusual detail, stated scale, and likely local impact. Every pick links back to the public record.

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The ranking contract

Attention without invention.

A high score is an editorial routing signal, not a claim about a person, property, or outcome.

Stated scale

Dollar value is compared within the county, and only when enough records publish one. Missing values are not treated as zero.

Distinctive detail

Specific, less-routine descriptions can surface over generic trade work. Replacements and common repair records are penalized.

Local impact

Housing, public infrastructure, new commercial work, industrial projects, and major site changes receive additional weight.

The 90-day window is anchored to each county’s own latest routed record, so monthly issuers are not compared against daily feeds. Ties break on date, stated value, then record ID.

Current record-level picks

The filings that rose.

18 counties currently expose eligible individual records. A pick can change whenever the pipeline receives a stronger or fresher filing.

Gwinnett County Local impact

Sep 9, 2026CommercialNORCROSS

Complete Building Industrial Factory

The filing describes an industrial or warehouse project.

Compared: 1,693 county records
Stated value: $3,394,094
Issuer: Gwinnett County

Hall County Local impact

Sep 11, 2026New constructionGAINESVILLE

Re-establish Lots 34 and 35 of Springdale Forrest, Section 4, in substantially the same…

The filing describes site or land-development work.

Compared: 1,428 county records
Stated value: Not stated
Issuer: Hall County and the cities of Gainesville and Oakwood

Douglas County Biggest stated value

Jun 30, 2026New constructionDouglasville

$32.2M — New commercial construction

Highest stated project value among 46 valued permits in the county window.

Compared: 50 county records
Stated value: $32,241,220
Issuer: City of Douglasville

Bibb County Biggest stated value

Jul 17, 2026CommercialMACON

$100M — New Commercial Building

Highest stated project value among 1,061 valued permits in the county window.

Compared: 1,063 county records
Stated value: $100,000,000
Issuer: Macon-Bibb County

Cherokee County Local impact

Sep 1, 2026New constructionEast Cherokee Dr Canton

ldp under review pl20260000531 new construction of single-story mixed-use adult sunday…

The filing describes an education or child-care project.

Compared: 1,145 county records
Stated value: Not stated
Issuer: Cherokee County

Barrow County Local impact

Aug 6, 2026New constructionBETHLEHEM

New construction full service one story restaurant with patio and drive thru JIM 'N NICK'S…

The filing describes a restaurant project.

Compared: 1,007 county records
Stated value: Not stated
Issuer: Barrow County

DeKalb County Local impact

Aug 19, 2026New construction

New apartment construction

The filing describes a multi-unit housing project.

Compared: 2,814 county records
Stated value: $12,000,000
Issuer: DeKalb County

Chatham County Local impact

Sep 2, 2026CommercialSavannah

New commercial building permit

The filing describes new commercial construction.

Compared: 522 county records
Stated value: $28,776,000
Issuer: City of Savannah

Greene County Local impact

Jul 6, 2026Commercial

Shell for Bardominium/Residence Home - 76x16 - Manufacturer: - Model: ARC1680-8012 - Year: 2025…

The filing describes an industrial or warehouse project.

Compared: 197 county records
Stated value: $250,000
Issuer: Greene County

Clayton County Local impact

Jul 14, 2026New constructionATLANTA

New construction of a light industrial concrete tilt speculative warehouse facility with…

The filing describes an industrial or warehouse project.

Compared: 710 county records
Stated value: Not stated
Issuer: Clayton County

Fulton County Local impact

Sep 9, 2026DemolitionAlpharetta

Commercial Demolition Partial

The filing describes demolition work.

Compared: 634 county records
Stated value: Not stated
Issuer: Cities of Alpharetta and Johns Creek

Coweta County Local impact

Sep 3, 2026DemolitionNewnan

Residential Demolition

The filing describes demolition work.

Compared: 675 county records
Stated value: Not stated
Issuer: Coweta County

Dawson County Local impact

Jul 2, 2026CommercialDAWSONVILLE

50,400sqft PEMB with 7,057sqft office buildout for GCI

The filing describes new commercial construction.

Compared: 31 county records
Stated value: Not stated
Issuer: Dawson County

Jackson County Local impact

Sep 10, 2026DemolitionCOMMERCE

Residential – Demolition Permit

The filing describes demolition work.

Compared: 415 county records
Stated value: Not stated
Issuer: Jackson County

Cobb County Biggest stated value

Jul 7, 2026Unclassified

$27.3M — Apartment

Highest stated project value among 281 valued permits in the county window.

Compared: 360 county records
Stated value: $27,316,558
Issuer: Cobb County and the City of Powder Springs

Forsyth County Local impact

Sep 4, 2026Commercial

Commercial New Building

The filing describes new commercial construction.

Compared: 1,536 county records
Stated value: Not stated
Issuer: Forsyth County

Houston County Local impact

Jun 25, 2026CommercialElko

New commercial construction

The filing describes new commercial construction.

Compared: 168 county records
Stated value: Not stated
Issuer: Houston County

Bryan County Limited-detail recent pick

Sep 2, 2026Unclassified

Recent permit record

The source publishes too little scope or value detail for a stronger editorial comparison.

Compared: 128 county records
Stated value: Not stated
Issuer: Bryan County

The honest statewide remainder

Statistics are not individual permits.

These counties have a monthly Census Building Permits Survey floor but no verified anonymous record route to support a named spotlight. Each county still gets its latest aggregate signal—clearly labeled.

Metro Atlanta

3 counties

FayetteCounty 31BPS housing units · Jul 2026 HenryCounty 199BPS housing units · Jul 2026 RockdaleCounty 62BPS housing units · Jul 2026

North Georgia

39 counties

Coastal / Savannah

20 counties

Middle Georgia

38 counties

South Georgia

41 counties

Review Every Source Route and Gap

One county.One standout.

Stated scale

Distinctive detail

Local impact

Complete Building Industrial Factory

Re-establish Lots 34 and 35 of Springdale Forrest, Section 4, in substantially the same…

$32.2M — New commercial construction

$100M — New Commercial Building

**ldp under review pl20260000531** new construction of single-story mixed-use adult sunday…

New construction full service one story restaurant with patio and drive thru JIM 'N NICK'S…

New apartment construction

New commercial building permit

Shell for Bardominium/Residence Home - 76x16 - Manufacturer: - Model: ARC1680-8012 - Year: 2025…

New construction of a light industrial concrete tilt speculative warehouse facility with…

Commercial Demolition Partial

Residential Demolition

50,400sqft PEMB with 7,057sqft office buildout for GCI

Residential – Demolition Permit

$27.3M — Apartment

Commercial New Building

New commercial construction

Recent permit record

One county.
One standout.

ldp under review pl20260000531 new construction of single-story mixed-use adult sunday…