Michigan — 2025 Year in Review

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

Michigan indexed 1,814 projects with decisions in 2025 across 9 counties, with 2,060 approved and 13 denied actions (99.4% approval rate). Oakland County led with 731 projects (40% of the state), followed by Kalamazoo County (398) and Wayne County (191). Together those three counties accounted for 73% of indexed activity.

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

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

1,814

Projects with decisions

2,060

Approved actions

Denied actions

99.4%

Approval rate (of actions)

By county

County	Projects	Approved actions	Denied actions	Approval %
Bay	145	157	1	99.4%
Clare	32	32	1	97.0%
Ingham	4	4	0	100.0%
Kalamazoo	398	485	0	100.0%
Macomb	140	162	3	98.2%
Oakland	731	805	2	99.8%
St. Clair	123	144	0	100.0%
Washtenaw	50	60	0	100.0%
Wayne	191	211	6	97.2%

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

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