Village of New Berlin

Sangamon County, Illinois

Last verified September 17, 2026

Village of New Berlin 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: 217-488-6312
Email: village@newberlin.il.us
Department Site: Village of New Berlin Zoning Department (opens in a new tab)

Source: newberlin.il.us (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 New Berlin
301 E Illinois St / PO Box 357
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

The village's own official site (newberlin.il.us) confirms a Zoning Department reachable at the main village phone (217-488-6312), with no separate email/address given for it. IMPORTANT CAVEAT: contemporaneous local news coverage (Citizen Portal, not an official government source, so not usable as the fact source here) reports that in February 2026 the Village Board approved an intergovernmental agreement transferring building inspections and permitting to Sangamon County (while the village retains zoning authority). Neither the village's nor Sangamon County's official sites explicitly confirmed this arrangement at the time of this research, so it is flagged here as an unconfirmed-but-plausible lead rather than represented as fact. Sangamon County's official Building and Zoning Department (if the IGA is in effect) is reachable at sangamonil.gov/departments/a-c/building-and-zoning, phone 217-753-6760.

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 New Berlin'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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