Have a construction drawing made in Middelburg

Permit-ready drawings for Middelburg and surrounding area

Middelburg heeft een woningvoorraad van ruim 21.600 woningen (2023). Een bouwtekening laten maken in Middelburg kost bij Tekenpunt vanaf €445. We leveren vergunbare bouwtekeningen, omgevingsvergunningen en constructieberekeningen door heel Middelburg en Walcheren, meestal binnen 0-3 weken (spoed 0-2 weken), en 90% gaat in één keer door de welstandstoets.

Whether you live in Middelburg or elsewhere in Walcheren: 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 carry out the drawing work digitally and remotely and submit the application to the municipality of Middelburg. We know the local aesthetic review and planning rules, so your plan passes the assessment first time. Where necessary, our KIWA-certified structural engineer provides the calculation.

Renovating in Middelburg

Middelburg has a housing stock of over 21,600 dwellings (2023). The historic city centre is designated as a protected townscape and contains more than 1,100 national monuments, placing Middelburg fifth nationally after Amsterdam, Maastricht, Leiden and Utrecht. Anyone wishing to build or renovate in or near the city centre must contend with strict spatial quality rules for the protection of the heritage. This determines what kind of renovation is common in Middelburg and how best to structure your application.

Common renovations in Middelburg

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 Middelburg and the requirements of the municipality. Are you unsure whether your renovation is permit-required? In our knowledge base read what is permit-free.

Aesthetic review in Middelburg

The Nota ruimtelijke kwaliteit contains all aesthetic and monument quality criteria that the municipality of Middelburg uses when assessing building permit applications. Depending on the nature of the plan, assessment takes place via an administrative fast-track check or via the full ARK advisory process. For major renovations in the protected city centre or in the vicinity of national monuments, the strictest aesthetic review criteria apply. We check those requirements upfront, so that 90% of our designs pass the aesthetic review first time.

How your application works in Middelburg

Your application in Middelburg follows a fixed set of steps: a free intake, the design with an aesthetic review check in advance, a structural calculation by our KIWA-certified structural engineer where needed, and then we submit the building permit to the municipality of Middelburg. The drawing work is done digitally and remotely, and you follow every step in your own online file, from quote to completion. Whether you live in Middelburg or elsewhere in Walcheren, you pay the same fixed price upfront.

Do you need a permit in Middelburg?

Since the Environment and Planning Act came into force (1 January 2024), you apply for an environmental permit (planning permission) through the Environment Desk. Some renovations are permit-free, others require a permit. We carry out the permit check upfront so you know exactly where you stand.

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 Middelburg 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.

Other cities in Zeeland

Tekenpunt works throughout Zeeland. Also see our page for construction drawings and permits in these cities:

Why Tekenpunt in Middelburg

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Recente projecten in Middelburg

We verzorgden tot nu toe 6 projecten in Middelburg, sinds 2016. Een greep uit de recente verbouwingen waarvoor we tekenden:

Construction drawing in Middelburg: frequently asked questions