Village of Curran

Sangamon County, Illinois

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of Curran is a jurisdiction in Sangamon 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

Phone: (217) 753-6760
Department Site: Sangamon County Department of Building and Zoning (opens in a new tab)

Source: sangamonil.gov (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 Curran
6262 Moffet Street
New Berlin, IL 62670

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

Additional Notes

Village of Curran's own official site (curranil.govoffice2.com) lists no building/zoning department or permit process; its only listed contact is the Village Hall at (217) 652-5572 (used above as the certificate-holder address). Sangamon County's Department of Building and Zoning is presented as the likely permitting authority for this small village (common pattern in Sangamon County for villages lacking their own department), but the county site does not explicitly name Curran, so this delegation is inferred, not confirmed.

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 Curran'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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