Village of Sherwood
Branch County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Sherwood is a jurisdiction in Branch County, Michigan, which does not currently list an online permit database — contact the department directly by phone or email. Use the contact information below to reach the local building department.
Contact
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Additional Notes
No official .gov/.us website or verifiably village-run website could be located for the Village of Sherwood (Branch County) despite extensive searching -- it appears to have no independent web presence. Third-party/unofficial sources only (Yellow Pages, Yelp, citydirectory.us, Wikipedia) describe a 'Sherwood Village Office' at 118 Sherman St / P.O. Box 182, Sherwood, MI 49089, phone (517) 741-4186, with Clerk Linda Luce and President Traci Counterman -- this is UNCONFIRMED by any official government source per the sourcing rules, so it is flagged here rather than used as fact. Branch County's Building Department (branchcounty.gov, 517-279-4303, inspections@branchcounty.gov, 23 E Pearl Street Annex Building, Coldwater, MI 49036) may handle construction-code permits county-wide, but its official page does not explicitly name the Village of Sherwood among jurisdictions served -- also unconfirmed, offered as a hedge/lead only. Do NOT confuse with the separate, adjacent Sherwood Township (Branch County, item below), which has its own confirmed official site (sherwoodtwpmi.gov) and uses SAFEbuilt for permitting -- these are two distinct governments.
What You Need Before Applying for a Permit
Most building departments ask for the same core package before they'll issue a permit: a completed application naming the property owner and contractor, the contractor's state license number and proof of insurance (general liability, and workers' comp if employees are on the job), a notice of commencement or equivalent recorded filing for larger jobs where the state requires one, and scaled plans or a site plan for anything beyond minor repairs. Roofing, fence, pool, and solar permits typically have their own simplified checklists — Village of Sherwood's department (above) can confirm exactly what applies to your project.
Why this matters for insurance: permit history is one of the first things an underwriter or adjuster checks. Unpermitted work — a finished basement, an added bedroom, a rebuilt roof — can complicate a claim or even void coverage for that portion of the loss, and it routinely surfaces during a home inspection. Pulling the right permit up front, and keeping the closed-permit record on file, protects both the property's value and its insurability at resale.
More in Branch County
See Branch County property and court records →
Other building permit jurisdictions in Branch County:
- Algansee Township
- Batavia Township
- Bethel Township
- City of Bronson
- Bronson Township
- Butler Township
- California Township
- City of Coldwater
- Coldwater Township
- Gilead Township
- Girard Township
- Kinderhook Township
- Matteson Township
- Noble Township
- Ovid Township
- Village of Quincy
- Quincy Township
- Sherwood Township
- Village of Union City
- Union Township