Building Permits in Malibu, CA

Track construction activity, new developments, and building permit filings in Malibu. Updated daily.Data current through Oct 21, 2026

2,071

Total Permits

123

Last 30 Days

$464M

Total Construction Value

$737.6K

Avg Project Cost

Quick Insights

•Average project cost is $737.6K
•Other permits make up 80% of all filings

Permit Status Pipeline

40%

26%

13%

11%

10%

submitted827

issued541

completed270

approved218

expired215

Permit Types

Other

1,649

$276.7M

Electrical

220

$86.1M

Demolition

$15.2M

Plumbing

$83.2M

Mechanical

$855K

Pool

$704.8K

Grading

$800K

Solar

$418.7K

Cost Distribution

$0 - $50K

157

$50K - $250K

$250K - $1M

287

$1M - $5M

104

$5M+

Monthly Activity

Oct

155

Nov

187

Dec

157

Jan

158

Feb

189

Mar

162

Apr

114

May

186

Jun

157

Jul

136

Aug

149

Sep

100

Oct

0189

Recent Permits

Type	Address	Description	Cost	Date
Plumbing	18074 Coastline Drive	Install gas line from gas main to 24kW Generac home standby generator	—	Oct 23, 2026
Other	18117 Wakecrest Drive	Install new nfpa13d fire sprinkler system in new single family dwelling.	—	Oct 23, 2026
Other	3710 Surfwood Road	New Fire Sprinkler System per NFPA 13D	—	Oct 23, 2026
Other	21750 Castlewood Drive	PALISADES FIRE LIKE-FOR-LIKE REBUILD of one single-story single-dwelling residence (2,446 SF) and impermeable deck (684	—	Oct 22, 2026
Other	3469 Cross Creek Road	RS 30727	—	Oct 21, 2026
Demolition	18277 Wakecrest Drive	Smoke damage caused to the property in the Palisades fire required, the remediation interior demolition, and like to lik	$0	Oct 21, 2026
Other	21463 Calle Del Barco	fuel modification plan for a like-for-like fire-rebuild of a 3669.8 s.f. single family residence in Malibu.	—	Oct 21, 2026
Other	18329 W Clifftop Way	fire flow availability for fire sprinkler engineering.	—	Oct 21, 2026
Other	31370 Mulholland Highway	Special Purpose Permit for demolition of the existing unpermitted 112 SF trailer and 812 SF shed structures, associated	$8.6K	Oct 21, 2026
Other	1821 Latigo Canyon Road	Rok Power to perform OH maintenance on 5 SCE structures # 1330806E/1330807E/3006649E/4372475E & 4557982E located along L	—	Oct 21, 2026