Dukes County building permits & inspections
Find the office responsible for building permits, plan review, inspections, and zoning in Dukes County, Massachusetts.
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Check whether your address is inside a city or town first; if it is unincorporated, the county government can tell you which office reviews building permits. These Massachusetts offices have full department guides:
- Boston Inspectional Services Department
- Brockton Building Department
- Cambridge Inspectional Services Department
- Lowell Development Services (Building Permits and Inspections)
- New Bedford Department of Inspectional Services
- Quincy Inspectional Services Department
- Springfield Code Enforcement Department, Building Division
- Worcester Building and Zoning Division (Inspectional Services)
Finding the right permit office
- Identify the exact property address and municipality.
- Confirm whether the city, town, township, borough, parish, county, or regional authority serves that address.
- Ask which permits, zoning approvals, plan reviews, and inspections apply to the project.
- Keep the official portal, permit number, approved plans, and inspection instructions together.
Our guide City or county: who issues your building permit? explains how to check city limits and unincorporated areas using parcel maps and tax records.
What to check in Massachusetts
Massachusetts uses one state building code, 780 CMR, and local building departments enforce it. Most residential contractors must be registered as home improvement contractors, and supervisors of structural work need a construction supervisor license.
Statewide 780 CMR, local building officials. An address inside an incorporated city or another local jurisdiction may be served by a separate building department.