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Building Permits in Franklin County, MA

  • Each Massachusetts city or town must have a building commissioner or inspector of buildings, and two or more may share one (M.G.L. c. 143, § 3).
  • In Franklin County, 18 towns use the Franklin County Cooperative Inspection Program, run by the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG), and 17 of them get their building permits through it. Greenfield uses it for electrical and plumbing and gas only and issues its own building permits; Shutesbury uses it for everything but electrical; Wendell for building and zoning only (FCCIP membership chart, June 2026).
  • The program's main phone line is 413-774-3167 x2 (FCCIP).
  • Warwick's building permit applications are mailed to 35 Smith Ave in Orange (Warwick building permits).
  • 20 of the county's towns take building permit applications online; the most common portal is PermitEyes (17 towns).
  • 2 towns file on paper, with the forms on the town website.
  • The Franklin County department records were checked against each town's official website between 2026-09-16 and 2026-09-17.

Contractors: see the latest permits filed in Franklin County

Which building department to call in Franklin County

Find your town, then call its department or apply the way it takes applications. Each town’s page has the address, the hours where the town publishes them, and the permit rules.

Building departments in Franklin County
TownPhoneHow to apply
Ashfield
Through the FRCOG regional program
413-774-3167Online: PermitEyes
Bernardston
Through the FRCOG regional program
413-774-3167 ext. 113Online: PermitEyes
Buckland
Through the FRCOG regional program
413-774-3167Online: PermitEyes
Charlemont
Through the FRCOG regional program
413-774-3167Online: PermitEyes
Colrain413-624-3454 ext. 7Online: Patriot Permit Pro
Conway
Through the FRCOG regional program
413-774-3167 ext. 2Online: PermitEyes
Deerfield413-665-1400 ext. 108Online: PermitEyes
Erving
Through the FRCOG regional program
413-774-3167 ext. 109Online: PermitEyes
Gill
Through the FRCOG regional program
413-774-3167Online: PermitEyes
Greenfield
Building permits from the city; electrical and plumbing and gas through the FRCOG program
413-772-1404Paper forms
Hawley
Through the FRCOG regional program
413-774-3167Online: PermitEyes
Heath
Through the FRCOG regional program
413-774-3167Online: PermitEyes
Leverett
Through the FRCOG regional program
413-774-3167 ext. 2Online: PermitEyes
Leyden
Through the FRCOG regional program
413-774-3167Online: PermitEyes
MonroeContact the townContact the town
Montague413-863-3200 ext. 206Online: Citizenserve
New Salem978-544-6296Town website
Northfield
Through the FRCOG regional program
413-774-3167 ext. 2Online: PermitEyes
Orange978-544-1105Town website
Rowe
Through the FRCOG regional program
413-774-3167Online: PermitEyes
Shelburne
Through the FRCOG regional program
413-774-3167Online: PermitEyes
Shutesbury
Through the FRCOG program, except electrical
413-774-3167 ext. 113Online: PermitEyes
Sunderland413-665-1441 x7Online: PermitLink
Warwick
Applications mailed to Orange
978-544-6296Paper forms
Wendell
Building and zoning through the FRCOG program
413-774-3167 ext. 113Online: PermitEyes
Whately
Through the FRCOG regional program
413-774-3167 ext. 2Town website
  • 45 permits indexed across 1 Franklin County town.
  • 13 permits filed this month.
  • Total declared valuation: not reported.
Permits indexed

45

Cities live

1

This month

13

Total valuation

n/a

Latest permits in Franklin County

50 most recent filings across the county, refreshed daily. Contractor names, valuations, and house numbers are subscriber-only.

FiledAddressTypeContractorValuation
Oct 16, 2026NORTH MOUNTAIN RDHouse numberGasContractorValuation
Oct 15, 2026BRIDGE STHouse numberBuildingContractorValuation
Oct 9, 2026RESERVATION RDHouse numberElectricalContractorValuation
Oct 9, 2026NORTH PLAIN RDHouse numberElectricalContractorValuation
Oct 9, 2026PLUMTREE RDHouse numberElectricalContractorValuation
Oct 9, 2026HUBBARD HILL RDHouse numberElectricalContractorValuation
Oct 9, 2026PARK RDHouse numberElectricalContractorValuation
Oct 5, 2026SOUTH PLAIN RDHouse numberPlumbingContractorValuation
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Oct 5, 2026SOUTH PLAIN RDHouse numberElectricalContractorValuation
Oct 5, 2026RIVER RDHouse numberElectricalContractorValuation
Oct 2, 2026PLUMTREE RDHouse numberBuildingContractorValuation
Oct 2, 2026PLUMTREE RDHouse numberBuildingContractorValuation
Oct 1, 2026FALLS RDHouse numberPlumbingContractorValuation
Sep 30, 2026OLD AMHERST RDHouse numberElectricalContractorValuation
Sep 28, 2026RUSSELL STHouse numberElectricalContractorValuation
Sep 27, 2026AMHERST RDHouse numberPlumbingContractorValuation
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Sep 23, 2026MONTAGUE RDHouse numberGasContractorValuation
Sep 21, 2026HADLEY RDHouse numberBuildingContractorValuation
Sep 21, 2026HADLEY RDHouse numberBuildingContractorValuation
Sep 21, 2026NORTH SILVER LNHouse numberGasContractorValuation
Sep 19, 2026AMHERST RDHouse numberElectricalContractorValuation
Sep 17, 2026BRIDGE STHouse numberBuildingContractorValuation
Sep 17, 2026NORTH PLAIN RDHouse numberBuildingContractorValuation
Sep 16, 2026PLUMTREE RDHouse numberBuildingContractorValuation
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Sep 9, 2026RUSSELL STHouse numberBuildingContractorValuation
Sep 3, 2026MONTAGUE RDHouse numberBuildingContractorValuation
Sep 3, 2026SILVER LNHouse numberBuildingContractorValuation
Sep 2, 2026GARAGE RDHouse numberElectricalContractorValuation
Aug 31, 2026HOWARD HEPBURN DRHouse numberElectricalContractorValuation
Aug 31, 2026PLUMTREE RDHouse numberBuildingContractorValuation
Aug 30, 2026AMHERST RDHouse numberPlumbingContractorValuation
Aug 27, 2026NORTH MAIN STHouse numberBuildingContractorValuation
Aug 27, 2026AMHERST RDHouse numberSignContractorValuation
Aug 25, 2026SILVER LNHouse numberPlumbingContractorValuation
Aug 23, 2026SWAMPFIELD DRHouse numberBuildingContractorValuation
Aug 21, 2026BRIDGE STHouse numberElectricalContractorValuation
Aug 21, 2026SILVER LNHouse numberElectricalContractorValuation
Aug 21, 2026NORTH PLAIN RDHouse numberElectricalContractorValuation
Aug 21, 2026NORTH PLAIN RDHouse numberElectricalContractorValuation
Aug 19, 2026AMHERST RDHouse numberPlumbingContractorValuation
Aug 16, 2026MONTAGUE RDHouse numberGasContractorValuation
Aug 9, 2026HOWARD HEPBURN DRHouse numberBuildingContractorValuation
Aug 9, 2026RUSSELL STHouse numberBuildingContractorValuation
Aug 5, 2026PLUMTREE RDHouse numberBuildingContractorValuation
Jul 31, 2026OLD AMHERST RDHouse numberElectricalContractorValuation

Frequently asked questions

Which building department do I call in Franklin County?

Each Massachusetts city or town must have a building commissioner or inspector of buildings, and two or more may share one (M.G.L. c. 143, § 3). In Franklin County, 18 towns use the Franklin County Cooperative Inspection Program, run by the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG), and 17 of them get their building permits through it. Greenfield uses it for electrical and plumbing and gas only and issues its own building permits; Shutesbury uses it for everything but electrical; Wendell for building and zoning only (FCCIP membership chart, June 2026). The program's main phone line is 413-774-3167 x2 (FCCIP). Warwick's building permit applications are mailed to 35 Smith Ave in Orange (Warwick building permits). The table on this page lists each town's department with its phone and how to apply.

How many MA towns does permits.llc cover in Franklin County?

1 Franklin County town is live, with 45 permits indexed.

Where do Franklin County permits come from?

Direct from each city's online building department portal. permits.llc normalizes, de-duplicates, and enriches the data.

What's hidden on the public page?

House numbers, contractor names, valuations, permit numbers, and work descriptions are reserved for subscribers and paid CSV exports. Public pages show the filing date, street, town, and permit type.

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