Development Tracker

How this works

The Development Tracker reads five sets of Nashville's public records and says what is being built and rezoned, in plain words, with a link to each record.

What you see

  • The next zoning hearing: the Planning Commission's agenda as it posts, about a week ahead, and the Council's public hearings on zoning bills, each case in plain words with what Planning staff recommend.
  • Going up: the biggest building permits Metro issued in the last 30 days, by the cost listed on the permit.
  • Near an address: building sites and zoning cases within half a mile, read from Metro's permit and Planning records when you look. Houses and townhomes are counted, not listed. We don't keep the address.
  • Items are compiled automatically by fixed rules and are not edited articles.
  • When a source changes, the item is corrected or withdrawn, and the change is shown on the item.

What we read

Only these records, all published by Nashville's Metro government. A gap in one of them can mean we miss an event.

  • Planning Department Development Applications

    Cases filed with the Planning Department: rezonings, plans and subdivisions, from filing to the Planning Commission's vote.

    Checked every hour · last read Nov 9, 7:00 PM CST · Metro Nashville Planning Department / Open Data

  • Metro Council Legislative Information Center (Legistar)

    The Council's bills and votes. The land-use bills (rezonings and plans) show what is up for a Council vote and what it approved.

    Checked every hour · last read Nov 9, 7:00 PM CST · Metro Nashville Clerk's Office

  • Building Permit Applications

    Building permit applications: the earliest public sign of a new building or a big renovation.

    Checked every hour · last read Nov 9, 7:00 PM CST · Metro Nashville Codes Administration / Open Data

  • Building Permits Issued

    Building permits issued, with the listed cost of the work.

    Checked every hour · last read Nov 9, 7:00 PM CST · Metro Nashville Codes Administration / Open Data

  • Planning Commission agendas (staff recommendations)

    Public records from Metro Nashville Planning Department.

    Checked every hour · last read Nov 9, 7:00 PM CST · Metro Nashville Planning Department