Need a construction drawing, environmental permit or structural calculation in Sittard-Geleen? 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 Sittard-Geleen and the surrounding area remotely, and know the municipality's aesthetics policy.
Sittard-Geleen's housing stock was strongly shaped by the mining period: a large part of the roughly 47,000 homes dates from the building wave between 1945 and 1965 (25% of the total stock), when miners' colonies and garden village districts such as Lindenheuvel had to house the fast-growing workforce. Having a construction drawing made in Sittard-Geleen costs from €349 incl. VAT at Tekenpunt. We deliver permit-ready construction drawings, environmental permits and structural calculations throughout Sittard-Geleen and the Westelijke Mijnstreek, usually planned by arrangement (rush available for a surcharge), and 90% pass the aesthetics review first time.
Whether you live in Sittard-Geleen or elsewhere in the Western mining region: we handle the complete process from sketch to permit. Construction drawings, building permits, structural calculations and 3D visualisations, at a fixed price agreed upfront.
We do the drawing work digitally and remotely and submit the application to the municipality of Sittard-Geleen. 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.
At 33%, the share of apartments is relatively high for a municipality in Limburg; terraced houses account for 26%. The average WOZ value is 271.000 euros (2025), which is below the national average. Around 59% of homes are owner-occupied and 41% are rented, of which 28% through housing associations. This determines which renovations are common in Sittard-Geleen 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 Sittard-Geleen 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 Nota Ruimtelijke Kwaliteit (2015) is the successor to the Welstandsnota 2004 and describes quality criteria for seven landscape types, residential areas, city centres, employment locations and heritage sites. With the entry into force of the Environment and Planning Act, the document automatically becomes part of the zoning plan. The Advisory Committee for Environmental Quality, established by by-law on 6 July 2023 (in force from 1 August 2023), consists of five members with expertise in architecture, urban design, landscape architecture and cultural history and advises the council of mayor and aldermen on building plans, monuments and image quality. We check those requirements upfront, so that 90% of our designs pass the aesthetic review first time.
Your application in Sittard-Geleen 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 Sittard-Geleen. 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 Sittard-Geleen or elsewhere in the Westelijke Mijnstreek, 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 Sittard-Geleen 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.
Sittard-Geleen is the third-largest municipality in Limburg by population, created in 2001 from the merger of the municipalities of Sittard, Geleen and Born. The municipality is located in the Westelijke Mijnstreek and is one of the four Dutch municipalities that border both Germany and Belgium simultaneously. The historic Sittard with its medieval urban structure stands alongside the industrially shaped Geleen, which owes its current form largely to the coal mining of the previous century.
We provide construction drawings, building permits and structural calculations in all neighbourhoods of Sittard-Geleen. 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 Sittard-Geleen. There too we draw remotely and submit the permit to the relevant municipality.
Tekenpunt works throughout Limburg. Also visit our page for construction drawings and permits in these cities:
Choose your renovation for the starting price of the drawing work in Sittard-Geleen. 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.
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 cover the whole of Sittard-Geleen and the surrounding area. We handle the drawings remotely and submit the building permit to the municipality of Sittard-Geleen. We know or check the aesthetic review policy for this municipality.
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.
In Sittard-Geleen the Adviescommissie Omgevingskwaliteit assesses building plans against the Nota Ruimtelijke Kwaliteit Gemeente Sittard-Geleen (adopted 2015, revision effective from August 2023). The committee replaced the former Welstands- en Monumentencommissie in 2013.
Whether you live in Sittard-Geleen or elsewhere in the Westelijke Mijnstreek: we handle design, structural engineering and permit from A to Z. Since 2016, 930 projects. Request a no-obligation quote.