Does my project need a building permit at all?
That depends on size, use and location. Some work needs no permit, some runs through the simplified procedure, some needs the full application. Describe the project and we will place it.
Cover sheet
Smoku eG Ingenieurbüro Konrad Smoczynski
Building permit, Erkelenz, Heinsberg district
Building permit applications for Erkelenz, from the first drawing to submission
A building permit application rarely fails because of the project and often because of the dossier. We plan, draw, calculate and assemble the documents so that the building authority can start checking rather than start asking.
Building
documents NRW
V3693
- Project
- New build, extension, conversion, change of use
- Location
- Erkelenz and the Heinsberg district
- Documents
- Drawings, building description, certificates
- Authorisation
- Building documents NRW, V3693
Documents
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Erkelenz
What the dossier has to contain
These are the documents that building authorities in North Rhine-Westphalia usually ask for. Which of them your project actually needs is something we settle in the first conversation.
- 01 Application form The official form of the building authority, filled in completely and signed. Part of the dossier
- 02 Official site plan From the land registry office or a surveyor, with boundaries, distances and levels. Part of the dossier
- 03 Building drawings Floor plans, sections and elevations at the required scale, dimensioned and labelled. Part of the dossier
- 04 Building description Construction, materials and fittings in the form the application requires. Part of the dossier
- 05 Areas and volume Floor areas and gross volume, the figures the authority bases its fee on. Part of the dossier
- 06 Structural safety certificate The structural design of the project with a position plan and a verifiable calculation. Part of the dossier
- 07 Thermal insulation certificate The calculated proof for the building envelope and the building services. Part of the dossier
- 08 Drainage plan Foul water and rainwater up to the connection with the public system. Part of the dossier
- 09 Parking certificate The number and position of the parking spaces required on the plot. Part of the dossier
Special buildings, sites outside built up areas and changes of use call for further documents. We tell you in advance which ones.
Stages
Sheet 02 of 08
Erkelenz
From the first line to the submitted application
Six stages, in this order. At every point you know what is happening and what is needed from you next.
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Stage 01
First conversation and basics
We settle the project, the plot and the timing, look at the planning law that applies and say whether a preliminary enquiry is worth it.
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Stage 02
Design and coordination
The design takes shape as a floor plan, a section and an elevation. Changes are still quick and cheap at this stage.
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Stage 03
Drawings and building description
The design becomes the formal submission: drawings at the required scale, the building description, areas and volume.
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Stage 04
Certificates
Structural safety and thermal insulation are calculated and added to the dossier as verifiable documents.
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Stage 05
Dossier and submission
Everything is checked for completeness, signed and submitted to the responsible building authority.
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Stage 06
Queries and decision
If anything is queried we answer it and file the additions, until the authority issues its decision.
Services
Sheet 03 of 08
Erkelenz
What the office takes on
Planning, drawing and certificates come from one office, so the documents agree with each other instead of contradicting each other.
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Service 01
Planning
Detached and apartment buildings, from the first design to the finished submission documents.
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Service 02
Application documents
Drawings, building description, calculations and forms, assembled in full.
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Service 03
Preliminary enquiry
Settles the decisive questions about a plot before the full application is prepared.
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Service 04
Structural safety
Structural calculations and working drawings, for the certificate and later for the site.
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Service 05
Thermal insulation
The certificate for the building envelope, matched to the building services planned.
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Service 06
Surveying the existing
Measuring and digitising existing buildings when drawings are missing or no longer correct.
Photographs
Sheet 04 of 08
Erkelenz
Photographs for the stages
Six photographs for stages 01 to 06, so that what the documents talk about becomes visible.
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First conversation Stage 01
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Design Stage 02
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Building drawing Stage 03
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Certificates Stage 04
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Dossier Stage 05
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Start on site Stage 06
The photographs show typical documents and building states. They illustrate the services described.
Authorisation
Sheet 05 of 08
Erkelenz
Who signs the application
A building permit application needs a signature the authority accepts. This one is registered and carries its numbers.
Building
documents NRW
V3693
Board member
Konrad Smoczynski, M. Sc. RWTH
- Degree
- Master of Science RWTH, civil engineering, 2012
- Chamber of Engineers NRW
- Member since 2017, membership number 730097
- Qualified structural designer
- Since 2019, authorisation number QT1542
- Building document authorisation NRW
- Since 2019, authorisation number V3693
- Professional indemnity
- VHV Allgemeine Versicherung AG, Dortmund
Enquiry
Sheet 06 of 08
Erkelenz
Enquiry about a building permit application
Three details are enough for a call back: your name, a phone number and a few sentences about the project. Everything else we settle in conversation.
- Phone
- +49 2432 907 93 00
- info@ks-ingenieur.de
- Address
- Leichweg 3, 41849 Wassenberg
- Main website
- ks-ingenieur.de
- Call back
- On working days, usually the same day.
The enquiry commits you to nothing. We tell you which documents are needed and what they would cost.
Region
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Erkelenz
Erkelenz and the places around it
The office sits in Wassenberg, barely half an hour from Erkelenz. We submit applications for the town of Erkelenz and for the municipalities of the Heinsberg district.
- Town
- Erkelenz
- District
- Kreis Heinsberg
- Office
- Leichweg 3, 41849 Wassenberg
Places we submit for
- Erkelenz
- Lövenich
- Katzem
- Kückhoven
- Golkrath
- Gerderath
- Granterath
- Hetzerath
- Holzweiler
- Keyenberg
- Wegberg
- Hückelhoven
- Wassenberg
- Heinsberg
- Titz
- Jüchen
A large part of the projects so far come from Erkelenz: detached houses, semi detached houses and terraced houses.
Questions
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Erkelenz
Common questions about the application
What clients in Erkelenz most often want to know before they commission the work.
How long does it take until the documents are ready?
The work in the office can be planned, the review at the authority only in part. We give you a realistic frame at the start and tell you early if anything shifts.
What does a building permit application cost?
The fee for planning and certificates follows the HOAI scale and depends on the scope. The authority charges its own fee on top. You get an offer with the scope of work beforehand.
What do you need from me?
Ideally the proof of ownership with the parcel number, a current site plan and your ideas for the building. If something is missing, we tell you where to get it.
Do you also do the structural design?
Yes. The structural safety certificate and the working drawings are produced in the same office, so drawing and calculation agree.
Is a preliminary enquiry worth it?
If the planning law on the plot is unclear, almost always. It settles the decisive question before the full application is worked out.
Do you stay involved once building starts?
On request we take on site management or site supervision in building construction and structural engineering.