Brevard, Florida — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Brevard during 2025.
Brevard County indexed 2,247 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 3,375 approved and 20 denied actions. Approval was effectively unanimous at 99.4% — typical for a county where most agenda items are administrative or staff-recommended. Activity was relatively distributed across West Melbourne (416), Cocoa Beach (414), and Melbourne (354).
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
2,247
Projects with decisions
3,375
Approved actions
20
Denied actions
99.4%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cocoa Beach | 414 | 688 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Grant-Valkaria | 78 | 85 | 1 | 98.8% |
| Indialantic | 113 | 128 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Indian Harbour Beach | 120 | 175 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Malabar | 11 | 13 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Melbourne | 354 | 466 | 3 | 99.4% |
| Melbourne Beach | 122 | 151 | 3 | 98.1% |
| Melbourne Village | 68 | 77 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Palm Shores | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Rockledge | 167 | 214 | 2 | 99.1% |
| Titusville | 61 | 69 | 2 | 97.2% |
| West Melbourne | 416 | 934 | 5 | 99.5% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.