Village of Broadlands
Champaign County, Illinois
Last verified September 17, 2026
Village of Broadlands is a jurisdiction in Champaign County, Illinois, 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
- todd@broadlandsclerk.toddspinner.com
- Department Site
- Village Clerk (Broadlands) (opens in a new tab)
Source: broadlandsclerk.toddspinner.com (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
Village of BroadlandsP.O. Box 50
Broadlands, IL 61816
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
IMPORTANT CAVEAT: the Village of Broadlands has no .gov/.us/village-of-x web domain of its own. The elected Village Clerk maintains broadlandsclerk.toddspinner.com, which states on its own homepage that it serves as 'a central place to find information about the Village of Broadlands... until an official Village website is launched.' It is the closest thing to an official source found and is used here with that caveat, per instruction to disclose uncertain data rather than omit it. That site states permits cost $25 and can be mailed to the P.O. Box or dropped at Village Hall. No phone number or online permit database was found.
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 Broadlands'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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