West Virginia — 2025 Year in Review

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

West Virginia indexed 238 projects with decisions in 2025 across 7 counties, with 274 approved and 1 denied actions (99.6% approval rate). Monongalia County led with 67 projects (28% of the state), followed by Harrison County (63) and Kanawha County (30). Together those three counties accounted for 67% of indexed activity.

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

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

238

Projects with decisions

274

Approved actions

Denied actions

99.6%

Approval rate (of actions)

By county

County	Projects	Approved actions	Denied actions	Approval %
Brooke	25	30	0	100.0%
Hancock	1	1	0	100.0%
Harrison	63	73	0	100.0%
Kanawha	30	31	0	100.0%
Marion	27	29	0	100.0%
Monongalia	67	83	0	100.0%
Upshur	25	27	1	96.4%

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

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