Kentucky — 2025 Year in Review

Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Kentucky during 2025.

Kentucky indexed 1,178 projects with decisions in 2025 across 12 counties, with 1,316 approved and 3 denied actions (99.8% approval rate). Fayette County led with 736 projects (62% of the state), followed by Boone County (132) and Breckinridge County (111). Together those three counties accounted for 83% of indexed activity.

Read the Complete Kentucky Planning Commission Guide for context on how planning decisions work in Kentucky.

“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).

1,178

Projects with decisions

1,316

Approved actions

Denied actions

99.8%

Approval rate (of actions)

By county

County	Projects	Approved actions	Denied actions	Approval %
Anderson	16	17	0	100.0%
Boone	132	139	0	100.0%
Breckinridge	111	121	0	100.0%
Calloway	21	23	0	100.0%
Carroll	13	19	0	100.0%
Clark	15	34	0	100.0%
Fayette	736	811	2	99.8%
Franklin	55	61	0	100.0%
Gallatin	27	34	1	97.1%
Garrard	27	31	0	100.0%
Jefferson	9	9	0	100.0%
Kenton	16	17	0	100.0%

Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities and counties are included.

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