Town of La Grange
Walworth County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of La Grange is a jurisdiction in Walworth County, Wisconsin, 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, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Contact
- Phone
- 262-495-8200
- clerk@townoflagrangewi.com
- Department Site
- Town of LaGrange (Walworth Co.) Forms & Permits (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Harold McDonald / Joel Gavin (see notes — current inspector unconfirmed)N7899 County Road H, P.O. Box 359
Whitewater, WI 53190
262-366-2400 / 262-422-3406
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
SAME-NAME WARNING: this is the Town of La Grange in Walworth County, UNRELATED to the separate Town of La Grange in Monroe County (also in this batch) — researched independently. Two current, dated sources give slightly different building-inspector names for the same address/phone: (1) DSPS's August 19, 2026 UDC-delegated-municipalities list names Harold McDonald, Wisconsin Building Inspections, 262-422-3406, harold@wisconsinbuildinginspections.com; (2) Walworth County's own 'Township Building Inspectors' list (dated 05.2026) names Joel Gavin at the identical address/phone (N7899 County Road H, P.O. Box 359, Whitewater, WI 53190, 262-366-2400). Both may reflect a recent staffing transition at the same inspection firm; verify directly with the town before relying on either individual name. Town Clerk/Treasurer: Crystal Hoffmann, 262-495-8200, clerk@townoflagrangewi.com.
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 La Grange'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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