Woodhull Township

Shiawassee County, Michigan

Last verified September 17, 2026

Woodhull Township is a jurisdiction in Shiawassee County, Michigan, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. Use the contact information below to reach the local building department, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Contact

Phone: 989-743-2222
Email: comdev@shiawassee.net
Department Site: Shiawassee County Building & Trades Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: shiawassee.net (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

BS&A Online (Shiawassee County) (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Shiawassee County Building & Trades
208 N Shiawassee St
Corunna, MI 48817

Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.

Additional Notes

Woodhull Township's own official site (woodhulltwp.org) does not mention building permits directly and instead lists Supervisor (517-675-4341), Clerk (517-675-4342), and Treasurer (517-675-4343) at PO Box 166, Shaftsburg, MI 48882 / 7315 W. Beard Road, Perry, MI 48872 — useful for general township contact but not confirmed as the building-permit point of contact. It was not explicitly confirmed on an official page that Woodhull Township specifically is served by Shiawassee County's Building & Trades department, but this is the county's standard countywide construction-code permitting department (per the county's own site), so it is included here as the most likely permitting authority with that caveat.

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 — Woodhull Township'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.

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