In fiscal year 2015-16, there were 318 commercial construction and
2,077 residential construction permits, for a total of 2,395
construction permits, issued in Brunswick County. The number is the
highest since fiscal year 2006-07, when there were 516 commercial and
2,841 residential permits issued, for a total of 3,357 construction
permits. These numbers include permits issued by Brunswick County and by
municipalities within Brunswick County.And the number of permits issued in the current fiscal year is on track to be even higher. There were 740 construction permits issued July – October 2015; in the same time period in 2016, 786 permits have been issued. The value of the construction being permitted is also increasing. In fiscal year 2015-16, the total value of construction permitted was $713,916,000, the highest it has been since fiscal year 2006. And the current fiscal year is set to outpace this measure as well; the value of construction permitted in July – October 2015 was $216,965,000, while the value of construction permitted during the same time in 2016 was $278,216,000.
