Need a construction drawing, environmental permit or structural calculation in Dordrecht? Tekenpunt delivers permit-ready drawings from €349 incl. VAT, usually planned by arrangement (rush available for a surcharge), and 90% pass the aesthetics review first time. We work for all of Dordrecht and the surrounding area remotely, and know the municipality's aesthetics policy.
Dordrecht is the oldest city of Holland, with city rights confirmed in 1220, and the island of Dordrecht holds more than 900 national monuments and around 1,000 municipal monuments. Having a construction drawing made in Dordrecht costs from €349 incl. VAT at Tekenpunt. We deliver permit-ready construction drawings, environmental permits and structural calculations throughout Dordrecht and the Drechtsteden, usually planned by arrangement (rush available for a surcharge), and 90% pass the aesthetics review first time.
Whether you live in Dordrecht or elsewhere in the Drechtsteden: we handle the complete process from sketch to permit. Construction drawings, building permits, structural calculations and 3D visualisations, with a fixed price agreed upfront.
We do the drawing work digitally and remotely and submit the application to the municipality of Dordrecht. We know the local aesthetic-review and zoning rules, so your plan passes the assessment first time. Where needed, our own structural engineer prepares the calculation.
The historic city center has been largely preserved intact, with an almost complete medieval street pattern and buildings featuring the characteristic 'Dordtse gevel', a brickwork style that goes back to a 16th-century masons' guild and is still visible throughout the city center. Outside the historic core, the housing stock of 57,537 homes (2025) consists of 45% apartments and 36% terraced houses, with an average WOZ value of 331,000 euros in 2025; more than 21% of the homes date from before 1945. This determines which renovations are common in Dordrecht and how best to set up an application.
Whether it concerns a dormer, a extension, a roof extension or the converting the loft: for each type we supply a permit-ready construction drawing that suits the homes in Dordrecht and the requirements of the municipality. Are you unsure whether your renovation is permit-required? In our knowledge base read what is permit-free.
The aesthetic review policy distinguishes four aesthetic review levels on the island of Dordrecht: intensive, regular, development and permit-free. In the historic city centre and protected townscapes the strictest criteria apply (intensive); building plans in those areas are always referred to the Advisory Committee for Spatial Quality. Under the Environment and Planning Act, the aesthetic review policy will in time become part of the municipal zoning plan, but the existing policy remains fully in force until then. We check those requirements upfront, so that 90% of our designs pass the aesthetic review first time.
Your application in Dordrecht follows fixed steps: a free intake, the design with an aesthetic-review check upfront, the structural calculation by our own structural engineer where needed, and then we submit the environmental permit to the municipality of Dordrecht. We do the drawing work digitally and remotely, and you follow every step in your own online file, from quote to completion. Whether you live in Dordrecht or elsewhere in the Drechtsteden, you pay the same fixed price upfront.
Since the Environment and Planning Act (Omgevingswet, 1 January 2024) you apply for an environmental permit via the Omgevingsloket. Some renovations are permit-free, others require a permit. Permit check included: if a permit turns out to be required, we submit it for you for €200 incl. VAT + municipal fees (set by your municipality).
Whether you can build without a permit depends on where the structure is located (the rear-garden zone), the height and the distance to the property boundary, and the municipality's environment and planning policy. A rear dormer or small extension is often permit-free; a roof extension, a front extension or work on a listed building almost never is. Even permit-free construction must comply with the technical building requirements of the Buildings Decree (Bbl).
If a permit is required, the standard procedure applies: the municipality decides within 8 weeks, with a one-off extension of 6 weeks. Your plans are assessed against the Buildings Decree (Bbl), the environment and planning policy, and the aesthetics committee criteria. In Dordrecht we know and check the aesthetics policy from the municipality in advance, so your design passes the assessment first time. Read more about the applying for an environmental permit.
Alongside standalone drawing prices, we have three fixed packages: Drawing, Drawing + structural calculation and Complete (including submitting the environmental permit). See the packages and prices.
Answer three questions for an instant indication of whether you can build permit-free. Based on the national rules (Environment and Planning Act/Bbl); we always confirm it with a free check.
Dordrecht is a city in the province of Zuid-Holland with over 122,000 inhabitants and the position of central municipality of the Drechtsteden. The city lies on an island that formed after the St Elizabeth's Flood of 1421 and is regarded as the oldest city in Holland, with an uninterrupted urban history going back to the early twelfth century and a historic city centre full of monumental buildings, canals and the characteristic Dordrecht facades.
We provide construction drawings, building permits and structural calculations in all neighbourhoods of Dordrecht. The housing stock differs per area, and with it the typical renovation and the aesthetic review requirements.
Our service area extends to the municipalities around Dordrecht. There too we draw remotely and submit the permit to the correct municipality.
Tekenpunt works throughout Zuid-Holland. See also our page for construction drawings and permits in these cities:
Choose your renovation for the starting price of the drawing work in Dordrecht. You will receive the exact price after a free intake, always fixed upfront and without additional billing.
Drawing work = design + permit set. Construction costs = an indication for the build by a contractor, not by us.
We've delivered 9 projecten in Dordrecht, since 2016. A selection of the recent renovations we drew for:
Looking for the existing construction drawing of your home? You can request it from the municipality: usually via the (city) archive or the building-file desk, often digitally and sometimes for a small fee. A useful starting point to get to know your home.
Please note: archive drawings are often outdated and regularly differ from the actual situation. For a permit application or renovation they are rarely directly usable.
Planning a renovation? Then you need an up-to-date, permit-ready drawing. We measure your home and draw the existing and new situation in full, including the permit application. Request a free quote.
Step by step: how to request a construction drawing from the municipality
Yes. We draw for the whole of Dordrecht and the surrounding area. We carry out the draughting work remotely and submit the building permit application to the municipality of Dordrecht. We know or check the municipality's aesthetic review policy.
Yes, from the municipality: usually via the (city) archive or the building-file desk, often digitally and sometimes for a small fee. Note: archive drawings are often outdated; for a renovation or permit application you need an up-to-date drawing and that is what we make.
A permit-ready drawing starts from €349 incl. VAT; the exact price depends on the type of renovation and its size. Calculate your price with the calculator on the type page or request a no-obligation quote.
The statutory period is 8 weeks (standard procedure, Environment and Planning Act), with a possible 6-week extension. Our applications are prepared so that the municipality can start processing them straight away.
Dordrecht uses the Welstandsnota gemeente Dordrecht (IMRO identifier NL.IMRO.0505.WEDordrecht2021-3001) as its policy framework for assessing building plans on spatial quality. Independent review is carried out by the Adviescommissie Ruimtelijke Kwaliteit (Advisory Committee on Spatial Quality), the successor to the former aesthetic review and listed buildings committee.
Whether you live in Dordrecht or elsewhere in the Drechtsteden: we handle design, structural engineering and permit from A to Z. Since 2016, 930 projects. Request a no-obligation quote.