How many land use projects had council decisions in Virginia YTD 2026?

4,221 unique projects with at least one approved or denied action through 2026-07-12.

What was the approval rate for Virginia in 2026?

98.8% of decision actions were approvals (5,170 approved vs 63 denied).

How many projects had decisions in Virginia this week?

0 projects this week, as of data through 2026-07-12.

Virginia — 2026 Land Use Activity

Virginia logged 4,221 projects with council decisions YTD 2026, with 5,170 approved and 63 denied actions (98.8% approval). Louisa County is the most active jurisdiction (819 projects YTD).

Data through July 12, 2026 · Updated July 13, 2026 · America/Denver · Refreshed weekly

4,221

Projects YTD

5,170

Approved actions

Denied actions

98.8%

Approval rate

Decisions by time period

Period	Projects	Approval rate
ytd	4,221	98.8% approved
last month	2	100.0% approved
this week	0	—

By county (YTD)

County	Projects	Approved	Denied	Approval %
Louisa	819	987	8	99.2%
Arlington	140	146	0	100.0%
Fairfax	84	103	0	100.0%
Alexandria city	82	105	0	100.0%
King William	76	89	0	100.0%
Hanover	75	90	4	95.7%
Danville city	66	103	1	99.0%
Pittsylvania	61	72	0	100.0%
Salem city	58	72	2	97.3%
Charlottesville city	57	68	1	98.6%
Chesterfield	55	61	0	100.0%
Loudoun	55	63	0	100.0%
Franklin	53	167	2	98.8%
Roanoke city	50	54	2	96.4%
Winchester city	46	55	0	100.0%
Prince William	44	45	0	100.0%
Chesapeake city	41	42	2	95.5%
Suffolk city	40	40	0	100.0%
Lee	30	30	0	100.0%
Wise	29	29	0	100.0%
Fairfax city	29	30	0	100.0%
Norfolk city	29	29	6	82.9%
Bedford	28	36	0	100.0%
Appomattox	27	28	0	100.0%
Caroline	27	33	0	100.0%
Tazewell	27	27	0	100.0%
Middlesex	25	29	0	100.0%
Virginia Beach city	25	25	0	100.0%
Lynchburg city	24	27	1	96.4%
Shenandoah	23	23	1	95.8%
Warren	23	23	0	100.0%
Northampton	22	22	0	100.0%
Harrisonburg city	22	26	0	100.0%
Poquoson city	22	23	0	100.0%
Isle of Wight	21	27	0	100.0%
Fredericksburg city	21	25	0	100.0%
Culpeper	20	26	0	100.0%
Frederick	19	19	0	100.0%
Newport News city	19	27	0	100.0%
Botetourt	18	18	1	94.7%
Lexington city	17	18	0	100.0%
Alleghany	16	16	0	100.0%
Washington	16	16	0	100.0%
Norton city	15	15	0	100.0%
Mecklenburg	14	18	0	100.0%
Rockingham	13	12	1	92.3%
Bristol city	12	12	0	100.0%
Accomack	11	21	0	100.0%
Portsmouth city	11	11	0	100.0%
Lancaster	10	10	0	100.0%
Russell	9	8	2	80.0%
Scott	9	9	0	100.0%
Colonial Heights city	9	9	0	100.0%
Radford city	9	9	0	100.0%
Giles	8	8	0	100.0%
Hopewell city	8	8	0	100.0%
Richmond city	8	7	1	87.5%
Williamsburg city	7	9	0	100.0%
Clarke	6	6	0	100.0%
Manassas Park city	6	7	0	100.0%
Prince Edward	5	8	0	100.0%
Roanoke	5	5	0	100.0%
Emporia city	5	5	0	100.0%
Hampton city	5	8	0	100.0%
Charlotte	4	11	0	100.0%
Dinwiddie	4	3	1	75.0%
Brunswick	3	3	0	100.0%
Falls Church city	3	3	0	100.0%
Franklin city	3	3	0	100.0%
Amherst	2	2	0	100.0%
Martinsville city	1	1	0	100.0%
Waynesboro city	1	1	0	100.0%

Frequently asked questions

How many land use projects had council decisions in Virginia YTD 2026?: 4,221 unique projects with at least one approved or denied action through 2026-07-12.
What was the approval rate for Virginia in 2026?: 98.8% of decision actions were approvals (5,170 approved vs 63 denied).
How many projects had decisions in Virginia this week?: 0 projects this week, as of data through 2026-07-12.

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