A detached 1970s property in the Orden district of Apeldoorn received a spacious dormer at the rear. The rear did not face a public street, but the municipality still required a building permit because of the size. We handled the drawings and the permit procedure. Permit completed in 6 weeks.
Illustrative blueprint view · existing situation, dimension check at the rear, measured drawing and final result.
The owners wanted to significantly enlarge the attic room on the garden side: the desired width was greater than the 4.6 metres applicable to the rear of a detached property in Apeldoorn. A building permit was therefore unavoidable. At the same time, they did not want a major structural intervention: the existing roof structure had to remain largely intact and the finish had to match the 1970s appearance of the property.
We designed the dormer so that its width only slightly exceeded the threshold: wide enough for the desired space, but not so wide that it became a conspicuous addition. In the permit application we emphasised the garden-facing position: the dormer was not visible from the street. The municipality of Apeldoorn assessed the application positively. The structural details were straightforward because the existing purlin structure could largely be reused.
After the dormer, the attic has an extra 7 m² of usable floor area with a standing height of nearly 2.2 metres across the full width. The wide south-facing window section gives the space plenty of natural light and a fine view of the garden. The building permit was granted in 6 weeks, the contractor built the dormer in four days. The owners said the space is now the most popular part of the property.
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