Yes. In Alberta, most municipalities require a building permit for basement development. A permit must be approved before construction begins, and it’s about more than just compliance.
When you obtain a basement development permit, you’ll also:
At basementplans.ca we provide accurate, code-compliant basement permit drawings at an affordable rate so you can obtain your building permit easily.
Our drawings include the level of detail needed so you, your contractor, and the city understand the full scope of work.
If you have the original builder drawings for your home, we can create your basement permit drawings. If your home is a relatively new build, these drawings will be readily available. Unfortunately, we don’t provide on-site measuring services at this time. As a failsafe, we’ll confirm this with you before you place your order!
Most basement developments include family rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, or home offices. If your basement is 1,000 square feet or under, basementplans.ca offers a flat-rate blueprint package with fast turnaround to help keep your permit costs down.
*application & building permit fee not included
Permit application fees vary and are set by your local municipality’s planning and development office.
These fees are not included in our garage blueprint package.
Our basement blueprint package includes the building-code-compliant, permit-ready basement drawings you’ll need for fast basement development permit approval:
This package is designed to meet municipal bylaws, regulations, and National Building Code: Alberta Edition 2023 requirements necessary for fast building permit approval.
All you have to do is apply!
If you want to develop your basement into a legal suite, most municipalities will require additional plans and information with regard to heating and ventilation, fire separation, suite access, amenity space, and more.
To serve you better, we’ve created a space just for secondary suite plans at suiteplans.ca.
Our basement blueprints are pre-optimized for municipal permit processes across Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, including:
✔️ Zoning Bylaw Compliance. From the Calgary Land Use Bylaw IP2007 to the Regina Zoning Bylaw 2019, we know the rules for setbacks, access right-of-way restrictions, eave projections, and more.
✔️ Code-Ready Designs: All of our affordable basement plans meet current National Building Code standards.
✔️ City-Approved Drafting Standards: Our drawings have supported more than 500 successful building permits since 2011.
We’re blueprint and building code specialists, focused on basement projects of all complexities. Our goal is simple: