ᐅ Neighbors startled by the building structure. Has anyone experienced this before?
Created on: 7 May 2018 21:36
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Have you ever experienced this? A long-standing empty lot gets developed, and suddenly the neighbors are upset because the new building blocks their sunlight, obstructs their view, or causes other disturbances. It’s quite common to get used to an empty space over many years. But who has gone through this, and how did you handle it?
That would be going too far. If the neighbor doesn’t like the look of your nose, you’re not allowed to build? Even the people in Bavaria wouldn’t come up with something like that.
Near my parents’ place, a gap in the row of houses was filled (actually, a former garden was developed). The house is a large city villa block right in the middle of old one-and-a-half-story gable-roofed houses, so architecturally it doesn’t really fit the surroundings. At first, there were some complaints from the neighborhood, but those have long been forgotten. This family is very open and sociable, and they have integrated well into the neighborhood, always stopping for a chat on the street. Now they just live there like everyone else. Sometimes you just have to endure the initial resistance, and then everything turns out fine.
Near my parents’ place, a gap in the row of houses was filled (actually, a former garden was developed). The house is a large city villa block right in the middle of old one-and-a-half-story gable-roofed houses, so architecturally it doesn’t really fit the surroundings. At first, there were some complaints from the neighborhood, but those have long been forgotten. This family is very open and sociable, and they have integrated well into the neighborhood, always stopping for a chat on the street. Now they just live there like everyone else. Sometimes you just have to endure the initial resistance, and then everything turns out fine.
My parents live in a village on the dike of a tributary of the Elbe River. There are only one-story houses, some with partial upper floors—typical gable roof houses or traditional farmhouses with hip gable roofs, lots of half-timbering, but each decade is represented in its architectural style. In between, there is a nursery with greenhouses. Recently, a real estate agent demolished the parents’ old thatched-roof house and built what feels like a three-story building made of black stone. A cube. The first flat roof in the area. Taller than it is wide. It looks like a water tower or something similar.
When you look in from the dike, you can see that one part has no ceiling, with a modern chandelier hanging in the middle of the house. Even for my parents, who live 400 meters (about 440 yards) away, this was a reason to discuss the height. I don’t want to imagine how the immediate neighbors feel about it. The property is quite expansive, though. Rumor has it that it was built too high, then there was a waiting period, and finally, the owner moved in. I assume there was some sort of arrangement [emoji6]. Personally, I doubt that the original zoning plan clearly allowed something like this. But an expert can spot the gap. There is, at least, a setback area.
Something like the regulations in Bavaria does not exist here in Lower Saxony, at least I’ve never heard of it.
When you look in from the dike, you can see that one part has no ceiling, with a modern chandelier hanging in the middle of the house. Even for my parents, who live 400 meters (about 440 yards) away, this was a reason to discuss the height. I don’t want to imagine how the immediate neighbors feel about it. The property is quite expansive, though. Rumor has it that it was built too high, then there was a waiting period, and finally, the owner moved in. I assume there was some sort of arrangement [emoji6]. Personally, I doubt that the original zoning plan clearly allowed something like this. But an expert can spot the gap. There is, at least, a setback area.
Something like the regulations in Bavaria does not exist here in Lower Saxony, at least I’ve never heard of it.
Simply put, the signatures in Bavaria are not worth the paper they are signed on.
If they don’t sign, then they don’t sign. As long as you follow the applicable law (§34 or the development plan, etc.), the neighbor can’t do much, or rather nothing at all.
We were told that the approval process would be faster if all neighbors signed.
Still, it took months until we got the permission.
We also had a neighbor who wasn’t very happy and even had our plans reviewed by a lawyer, although she no longer lives there and has rented out her house.
Some neighbors just feel the need to assert their (non-existent) rights and make a fuss about it.
Let them. As long as you comply with all regulations, in my opinion, the neighbors couldn’t care less.
I’m also someone who could never imagine building in a new development area with very restrictive planning permissions or building permits.
I like it when houses are built individually. So sometimes you just have someone building a pink Tuscan-style villa—it’s simply unavoidable...
If they don’t sign, then they don’t sign. As long as you follow the applicable law (§34 or the development plan, etc.), the neighbor can’t do much, or rather nothing at all.
We were told that the approval process would be faster if all neighbors signed.
Still, it took months until we got the permission.
We also had a neighbor who wasn’t very happy and even had our plans reviewed by a lawyer, although she no longer lives there and has rented out her house.
Some neighbors just feel the need to assert their (non-existent) rights and make a fuss about it.
Let them. As long as you comply with all regulations, in my opinion, the neighbors couldn’t care less.
I’m also someone who could never imagine building in a new development area with very restrictive planning permissions or building permits.
I like it when houses are built individually. So sometimes you just have someone building a pink Tuscan-style villa—it’s simply unavoidable...
fragg schrieb:
The gentlemen and ladies should have just bought the gap. Generally, if you want a view all the way to the horizon, you have to buy the land all the way to the horizon...I think the original poster is more concerned with getting used to it and then the “shock” because they couldn’t imagine what it’s actually like when a house is built next door where there was nothing for a long time.
It's not just a matter of getting used to it. Who really wants construction vehicles, noise, and dust right next to their property? The roads get dirty and sometimes even damaged. But of course, you have to get through it—just think of your own construction period. Still, I can understand why some neighbors react that way.
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