Pennsylvania — 2026 Land Use Activity
Pennsylvania logged 12,014 projects with council decisions YTD 2026, with 13,676 approved and 52 denied actions (99.6% approval). Allegheny County is the most active jurisdiction (540 projects YTD).
Data through July 12, 2026 · Updated July 13, 2026 · America/Denver · Refreshed weekly
12,014
Projects YTD
13,676
Approved actions
52
Denied actions
99.6%
Approval rate
Decisions by time period
| Period | Projects | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|
| ytd | 12,014 | 99.6% approved |
| last month | 76 | 100.0% approved |
| this week | 0 | — |
By county (YTD)
| County | Projects | Approved | Denied | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny | 540 | 593 | 1 | 99.8% |
| York | 367 | 477 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Centre | 345 | 379 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Dauphin | 313 | 346 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Schuylkill | 283 | 293 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lancaster | 236 | 279 | 3 | 98.9% |
| Greene | 214 | 228 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Pike | 201 | 223 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Northampton | 196 | 208 | 5 | 97.7% |
| Erie | 190 | 201 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Carbon | 183 | 194 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Montgomery | 179 | 186 | 1 | 99.5% |
| Luzerne | 177 | 254 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Wayne | 168 | 203 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Wyoming | 164 | 224 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Westmoreland | 162 | 212 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Butler | 152 | 165 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Forest | 134 | 161 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lackawanna | 132 | 135 | 1 | 99.3% |
| Bucks | 122 | 167 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Fayette | 115 | 160 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Cumberland | 114 | 135 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Delaware | 113 | 130 | 2 | 98.5% |
| Lycoming | 112 | 119 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Berks | 110 | 136 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Clarion | 100 | 115 | 1 | 99.1% |
| Chester | 93 | 137 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Mercer | 90 | 94 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Fulton | 89 | 92 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Mifflin | 88 | 89 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Susquehanna | 87 | 87 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Washington | 84 | 91 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lawrence | 81 | 84 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Northumberland | 72 | 77 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Indiana | 63 | 65 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Beaver | 62 | 61 | 1 | 98.4% |
| Lehigh | 61 | 65 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Franklin | 54 | 69 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Somerset | 45 | 47 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Columbia | 41 | 43 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Potter | 27 | 28 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Union | 24 | 24 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Blair | 19 | 22 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Adams | 15 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Monroe | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Cambria | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Clinton | 7 | 9 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Huntingdon | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bradford | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Philadelphia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lebanon | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
Frequently asked questions
- How many land use projects had council decisions in Pennsylvania YTD 2026?
- 12,014 unique projects with at least one approved or denied action through 2026-07-12.
- What was the approval rate for Pennsylvania in 2026?
- 99.6% of decision actions were approvals (13,676 approved vs 52 denied).
- How many projects had decisions in Pennsylvania this week?
- 0 projects this week, as of data through 2026-07-12.