Town of Plainfield

Waushara County, Wisconsin

Last verified September 17, 2026

Town of Plainfield is a jurisdiction in Waushara County, Wisconsin, 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
715-335-4312
Email
carlson.linda63@gmail.com

Source: gec.soliant.cloud (opens in a new tab)

Permit Search

GEC Online Building Permit Application (Waushara County) (opens in a new tab)

Certificate Holder Mailing Address

Linda Carlson, Town Clerk
Town of Plainfield
Possible alternate: Waushara County Building Inspector, 380 S. Townline Rd., Wautoma, WI 54982 (see notes)
building.inspector@wausharacountywi.gov

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

Additional Notes

DSPS delegated-authority list (Aug 2026, line 1012) shows Town of Plainfield status as 'Opt-Out' (same camping-unit caveat as the Village of Plainfield entry above — hedge, not independently confirmed). Municipality Contact: Linda Carlson, Clerk, 715-335-4312, carlson.linda63@gmail.com; Inspector field blank. Separately, Waushara County's own Building Code and Inspections page states the county-administered UDC program (online applications via the GEC Soliant portal, inquiries to building.inspector@wausharacountywi.gov, 380 S. Townline Rd., Wautoma, WI 54982) covers all Waushara municipalities except the Town of Warren, Village of Wild Rose, and City of Wautoma — which would include the Town of Plainfield, apparently conflicting with its 'own' DSPS delegation line. Both possibilities (own delegation vs. county-administered) are surfaced here since they could not be reconciled; contacting the Town Clerk or Waushara County directly is recommended before relying on either. IMPORTANT: distinct from Village of Plainfield (same county) — verified separately; do not merge contacts.

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 — Town of Plainfield'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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