Tennessee — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Tennessee during 2025.
Tennessee indexed 20,599 projects with decisions in 2025 across 80 counties, with 25,213 approved and 279 denied actions (98.9% approval rate). Rutherford County led with 1,316 projects (6% of the state), followed by Shelby County (1,162) and Hamilton County (996). Together those three counties accounted for 17% of indexed activity.
Read the Complete Tennessee Planning Commission Guide for context on how planning decisions work in Tennessee.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
By county
| County | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | 630 | 698 | 3 | 99.6% |
| Bedford | 275 | 323 | 6 | 98.2% |
| Benton | 235 | 258 | 2 | 99.2% |
| Bledsoe | 32 | 45 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Blount | 166 | 191 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bradley | 320 | 388 | 3 | 99.2% |
| Carroll | 21 | 24 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Carter | 970 | 1,238 | 3 | 99.8% |
| Cheatham | 677 | 839 | 9 | 98.9% |
| Chester | 81 | 85 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Claiborne | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Clay | 18 | 22 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Cocke | 255 | 277 | 3 | 98.9% |
| Coffee | 664 | 831 | 9 | 98.9% |
| Crockett | 65 | 66 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Cumberland | 471 | 523 | 3 | 99.4% |
| Davidson | 120 | 134 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Decatur | 40 | 43 | 0 | 100.0% |
| DeKalb | 59 | 59 | 1 | 98.3% |
| Dickson | 37 | 38 | 1 | 97.4% |
| Dyer | 83 | 86 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Fayette | 265 | 294 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Franklin | 180 | 200 | 3 | 98.5% |
| Gibson | 172 | 202 | 2 | 99.0% |
| Grainger | 16 | 16 | 1 | 94.1% |
| Greene | 217 | 239 | 2 | 99.2% |
| Hamblen | 53 | 58 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hamilton | 996 | 1,145 | 17 | 98.5% |
| Hardeman | 170 | 188 | 1 | 99.5% |
| Hawkins | 267 | 353 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Haywood | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Henderson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Henry | 132 | 166 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Houston | 16 | 16 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Humphreys | 67 | 82 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Jefferson | 132 | 154 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Johnson | 244 | 266 | 8 | 97.1% |
| Knox | 296 | 399 | 2 | 99.5% |
| Lauderdale | 103 | 112 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lawrence | 275 | 308 | 5 | 98.4% |
| Lincoln | 306 | 326 | 8 | 97.6% |
| Loudon | 344 | 414 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Macon | 147 | 179 | 4 | 97.8% |
| Madison | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Marion | 233 | 265 | 5 | 98.1% |
| Marshall | 85 | 91 | 7 | 92.9% |
| Maury | 363 | 428 | 0 | 100.0% |
| McMinn | 625 | 775 | 17 | 97.9% |
| McNairy | 53 | 57 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Meigs | 44 | 57 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Monroe | 199 | 206 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Montgomery | 67 | 70 | 2 | 97.2% |
| Morgan | 164 | 167 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Obion | 24 | 25 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Overton | 65 | 68 | 1 | 98.6% |
| Polk | 90 | 99 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Putnam | 687 | 845 | 2 | 99.8% |
| Rhea | 198 | 237 | 7 | 97.1% |
| Roane | 494 | 545 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Robertson | 543 | 677 | 13 | 98.1% |
| Rutherford | 1,316 | 2,303 | 7 | 99.7% |
| Scott | 12 | 16 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sevier | 404 | 447 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Shelby | 1,162 | 1,338 | 18 | 98.7% |
| Smith | 31 | 34 | 1 | 97.1% |
| Stewart | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sullivan | 52 | 54 | 2 | 96.4% |
| Sumner | 526 | 907 | 8 | 99.1% |
| Tipton | 427 | 516 | 7 | 98.7% |
| Trousdale | 259 | 319 | 4 | 98.8% |
| Unicoi | 14 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Union | 45 | 48 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Van Buren | 211 | 271 | 3 | 98.9% |
| Warren | 358 | 474 | 13 | 97.3% |
| Washington | 446 | 509 | 5 | 99.0% |
| Wayne | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Weakley | 173 | 183 | 1 | 99.5% |
| White | 233 | 247 | 3 | 98.8% |
| Williamson | 369 | 459 | 15 | 96.8% |
| Wilson | 605 | 671 | 34 | 95.2% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities and counties are included.