Hello everyone,
I’m new here, so let me introduce myself briefly – I’m 42, have a partner and two children, and would now like to move from Hamburg to the countryside.
For various reasons, we want to build a bungalow, but I’m now considering adding one or two self-contained apartments on top of a (large) bungalow.
I might have found a plot of land that can be developed according to Section 34 of the Building Code.
As I understand it, I would need to submit a preliminary building inquiry (or planning inquiry) to find out before purchasing the land whether my project is likely to be approved – but what exactly do I need for this?
Best regards from Hamburg,
Thortsen
I’m new here, so let me introduce myself briefly – I’m 42, have a partner and two children, and would now like to move from Hamburg to the countryside.
For various reasons, we want to build a bungalow, but I’m now considering adding one or two self-contained apartments on top of a (large) bungalow.
I might have found a plot of land that can be developed according to Section 34 of the Building Code.
As I understand it, I would need to submit a preliminary building inquiry (or planning inquiry) to find out before purchasing the land whether my project is likely to be approved – but what exactly do I need for this?
Best regards from Hamburg,
Thortsen
Although the section is titled "General Questions," your inquiry is very broad and raises many further questions.
How familiar are you with planning and building regulations?
Is §34 certain?
Have you checked any additional local ordinances that might apply?
What exactly should be clarified in the preliminary building inquiry? Only planning-related issues, for example whether a vertical extension fits into the existing development, or also building regulations issues, such as whether the required setback distances are still sufficient?
Do you need absolute legal certainty, or is an informal verbal confirmation sufficient?
What good is the approval if the structural engineering aspects don’t work out?
How familiar are you with planning and building regulations?
Is §34 certain?
Have you checked any additional local ordinances that might apply?
What exactly should be clarified in the preliminary building inquiry? Only planning-related issues, for example whether a vertical extension fits into the existing development, or also building regulations issues, such as whether the required setback distances are still sufficient?
Do you need absolute legal certainty, or is an informal verbal confirmation sufficient?
What good is the approval if the structural engineering aspects don’t work out?
Escroda schrieb:
What use is the permit if the structural engineering doesn't check out? To me, that sounds ...
Thortsen schrieb:
however, I now have an idea ... at first glance like it hasn't even been structurally calculated yet.
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Spontane decisions and sudden ideas are not a good approach when dealing with official matters.
In my opinion, this kind of thing should be handled by architects anyway.
Putting that aside: a bungalow with two separate apartments is not a bungalow but a three-family house. Who wants to build their own home only to have two tenants stomping around above them?
And then there are six cars parked in the front yard, four of which belong to outsiders, and you end up acting as the caretaker for them—no, thanks.
In my opinion, this kind of thing should be handled by architects anyway.
Putting that aside: a bungalow with two separate apartments is not a bungalow but a three-family house. Who wants to build their own home only to have two tenants stomping around above them?
And then there are six cars parked in the front yard, four of which belong to outsiders, and you end up acting as the caretaker for them—no, thanks.