Plot inside a development plan
The plan prescribes building type, heights, roof shape, distances and the area that may be built on. We read it and show you which design genuinely fits inside it.
Engineering office Konrad Smoczynski for Wegberg and the Heinsberg district
Building application in Wegberg: drawn, calculated, submitted
Between a plot of land and a building permit lie a workable design, a stack of application documents and two engineering proofs. We take that part off your hands, so you can think about the house instead of the forms.
- Projects
- New build, extension, conversion, change of use
- From one office
- Design, documents, structural work, thermal proof
- Signature
- Authorised to submit in NRW, V3693
Smoku eG, Ingenieurbüro Konrad Smoczynski
Application documents are prepared in the office before they go to the building authority.
01 / Your plot
The plot first, the design second
What may be built on a plot is decided before the first line is drawn. These three starting positions are the ones we meet most often in Wegberg.
Gap site in a built up area
Without a development plan, what already stands nearby is what counts. We compare your project with that neighbourhood before any drawings are made.
Plot on the edge of the village
Outside the built up area the rules are considerably tighter. Here we first establish whether and how you may build, usually through a preliminary enquiry to the authority.
NoteWegberg is spread over many small settlements and the planning law changes from street to street. That is why this question comes first with us and not last.
02 / Procedures
Three routes to a permit
Not every project goes through the same procedure. Which one applies depends on type, size and location, and it decides how extensive your application becomes.
No permit needed
Some projects need no application at all. The building rules still apply and the responsibility for them stays with you. We tell you whether yours is one of them and what you still have to observe.
Shortened procedure
Ordinary residential buildings are examined in a shortened procedure. The authority looks at part of the rules only. Your planning still has to meet all the rest, and that is checked later on site.
Full procedure
Larger and special projects are examined in full. The application is then more extensive, the proofs are needed earlier and talks with the authority start sooner.
Not sure which of these routes applies to your plot? Two sentences about the project are enough for us to place it.
Send enquiry03 / Services
What we take on for the application
Planning, drawing and proofs come from the same office. That saves rounds of coordination between several parties and keeps the documents free of contradictions.
Design and planning
Single family and apartment buildings, from the first proposal to the version you approve.
Application documents
Drawings, building description, areas and forms, complete and in the required form.
Preliminary enquiry
Settles the decisive question about the plot before the full application creates work.
Structural safety
Structural calculations and construction drawings, for the proof and later for the site.
Thermal protection
The calculated proof for the building envelope, matched to the planned building services.
Site supervision
On request, site management or construction supervision in building and structural engineering.
Not sure which of these your project needs? Just ask, it costs nothing.
Go to the enquiry form04 / Process
From the first call to the decision
Five steps, in this order. At every point you know what is happening and what will be needed from you next.
Call and first assessment
You describe the project, we say which procedure comes into question and what the next sensible step is.
Planning law on the plot
Development plan, surroundings, separation distances and services are checked, if needed through a preliminary enquiry.
Design for your approval
Floor plan, section and elevation take shape. Changes are still quick and inexpensive at this step.
Documents and proofs
Drawings and building description are finished, structural safety and thermal protection calculated and added.
Submission and queries
The application is filed with the competent building authority. We answer any queries until the decision arrives.
NoteThe work in the office can be planned, the examination at the authority only in part. We name a realistic frame at the start and tell you early if anything shifts.
05 / Images
Images from the work on an application
Six photographs about the steps on this page, so that it becomes visible what the documents are talking about.
NoteThe photographs illustrate typical documents and building stages. They do not show specific projects of the office.
06 / Office
Who stands behind the signature
Only someone entitled to do so may submit building documents. These are the qualifications that entitlement rests on, each with its number.
- Civil engineering
- Master of Science RWTH, degree completed in 2012
- Chamber of Engineers NRW
- Voluntary member since 2017, membership number 730097
- Qualified structural design engineer
- Qualification from the year 2019, authorisation number QT1542
- Authorised to submit in NRW
- Qualification from the year 2019, authorisation number V3693
- Professional indemnity
- VHV Allgemeine Versicherung AG, Dortmund, cover for Germany
NoteThe office works together with freelance staff, partners and construction firms from North Rhine-Westphalia.
07 / Area
Where we submit
The office sits in Wassenberg, in the same district. We prepare building applications for the town of Wegberg with its settlements and for the towns and municipalities around it.
Places we submit for
- Wegberg
- Beeck
- Rickelrath
- Klinkum
- Merbeck
- Wildenrath
- Arsbeck
- Dalheim
- Rödgen
- Uevekoven
- Rath-Anhoven
- Tüschenbroich
- Erkelenz
- Wassenberg
- Hückelhoven
- Niederkrüchten
- Schwalmtal
- Mönchengladbach
NoteIf your place is not on the list, ask anyway. Within North Rhine-Westphalia something is almost always possible.
- Town
- Wegberg
- District
- Kreis Heinsberg
- Office location
- Leichweg 3, 41849 Wassenberg
- Phone
- +49 2432 907 93 00
08 / Questions
Common questions about building applications
What builders in Wegberg most often want to know before they commission an office.
Does my project need a building application at all?
That depends on type, size and location. Some things need no permit, a great deal runs through the shortened procedure, some needs the full application. Describe the project briefly and we will place it.
We only have a plot and no plan yet. Is that too early?
No, that is actually the best moment. What is permitted on the plot determines the design. Anyone who starts the other way round usually draws twice.
How long does it take until the documents are ready?
The part in the office can be planned and depends mostly on how quickly decisions are made. The examination time at the authority is outside our influence. We name a realistic frame at the start.
What does a building application cost?
The fee for planning and proofs follows the HOAI scale and depends on the scope. The authority charges its own fees on top. You receive a quotation with the scope of work beforehand.
What do you need from me?
Ideally proof of the plot with its parcel number, a current site plan and your ideas for the building. If something is missing we tell you where to obtain it.
Do you also do the structural work?
Yes. Structural safety proof and construction drawings are produced in the same office. That is why drawing and calculation match and nobody waits for anybody else.
Can you stay involved once building starts?
On request we take on site management or construction supervision in building and structural engineering. Surveying and digitising existing buildings is part of it too.
A name, a phone number and a few sentences are enough. We call you back and tell you which procedure applies and which documents it really needs.
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