Village of Bancroft
Shiawassee County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Bancroft is a jurisdiction in Shiawassee 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, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Contact
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Shiawassee Community Development210 N. Shiawassee Street, Surbeck Building, 3rd Floor
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
Village's own official site (villageofbancroftmi.org) states the Village delegates building permits to Shiawassee Community Development in Corunna; permits are also referenced at shiawassee.net. The phone/email listed in structured fields are for the Village office itself (120 Warren St, PO Box 97, Bancroft, MI 48414; phone 989-634-5375, email bancroftmichigan@gmail.com) — corrected below in cert holder lines to the delegated permitting office address per Village site content; note the Village office's own phone is 989-634-5375, distinct from the 989-743-2396 permitting-office number listed as primary phone here.
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 Bancroft'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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