Caldwell, North Carolina — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Caldwell during 2025.
Caldwell County indexed 505 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 562 approved and 3 denied actions. Approval was effectively unanimous at 99.5% — typical for a county where most agenda items are administrative or staff-recommended. Activity was relatively distributed across Granite Falls (124), Blowing Rock (73), and Lenoir (62).
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
505
Projects with decisions
562
Approved actions
3
Denied actions
99.5%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blowing Rock | 73 | 101 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Cajah's Mountain | 17 | 18 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Cedar Rock | 34 | 36 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Granite Falls | 124 | 144 | 1 | 99.3% |
| Hudson | 33 | 34 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lenoir | 62 | 65 | 2 | 97.0% |
| Sawmills | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.