Hello everyone,
We would like to build a house but have not yet found a suitable plot of land. Therefore, my parents suggested building a house on their property, as they would prefer a somewhat smaller garden anyway. Before we submit an inquiry to the building authority to see if the local development plan allows this, we would like to know if the idea is feasible at all.
My parents own a 1950s house in a 1930s residential zone with a relatively large south-facing garden. An extension is rather unlikely since we don’t know if the old building will remain standing for the next 50 years.
I have attached a drawing made with the help of Google Maps (Image 1), where the property is marked with a red outline. There is a garage and a garden shed on the property (yellow outlines). The front door faces the street side (north) in the center. I added a scale (10 meters (33 feet)) in red to give a sense of the size of the plot.
Do you have any inspiring ideas on how we could theoretically implement this project in the best way?
Our initial thought was to build a house in the lower-right (southeast) part of the plot and leave a continuous strip along the right property boundary as an access driveway to a carport. That way, the existing garage and garden shed of my parents could remain, and there would be separate entrances, as well as a nice south-west orientation of our garden. The front door could then face east, and the living room would face south towards the garden, so my parents and we would each have some privacy. I tried to sketch this once (Image 2).
What about the setback regulations (in North Rhine-Westphalia)? Is it true that we must keep a 3-meter (10 feet) distance from the neighboring property? Probably only a single-story house with a converted attic would be possible, right? A basement would then be necessary to have enough living space. We are planning for two children, and there is also the possibility that the second time we might have twins 🙂
What do you think of the plan, and do you have any suggestions or ideas? Thank you very much in advance! 🙂
Best regards,
Frank
We would like to build a house but have not yet found a suitable plot of land. Therefore, my parents suggested building a house on their property, as they would prefer a somewhat smaller garden anyway. Before we submit an inquiry to the building authority to see if the local development plan allows this, we would like to know if the idea is feasible at all.
My parents own a 1950s house in a 1930s residential zone with a relatively large south-facing garden. An extension is rather unlikely since we don’t know if the old building will remain standing for the next 50 years.
I have attached a drawing made with the help of Google Maps (Image 1), where the property is marked with a red outline. There is a garage and a garden shed on the property (yellow outlines). The front door faces the street side (north) in the center. I added a scale (10 meters (33 feet)) in red to give a sense of the size of the plot.
Do you have any inspiring ideas on how we could theoretically implement this project in the best way?
Our initial thought was to build a house in the lower-right (southeast) part of the plot and leave a continuous strip along the right property boundary as an access driveway to a carport. That way, the existing garage and garden shed of my parents could remain, and there would be separate entrances, as well as a nice south-west orientation of our garden. The front door could then face east, and the living room would face south towards the garden, so my parents and we would each have some privacy. I tried to sketch this once (Image 2).
What about the setback regulations (in North Rhine-Westphalia)? Is it true that we must keep a 3-meter (10 feet) distance from the neighboring property? Probably only a single-story house with a converted attic would be possible, right? A basement would then be necessary to have enough living space. We are planning for two children, and there is also the possibility that the second time we might have twins 🙂
What do you think of the plan, and do you have any suggestions or ideas? Thank you very much in advance! 🙂
Best regards,
Frank
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pagoni202013 Feb 2021 22:50ypg schrieb:
Older people... what age are you referring to? Our age?!No, just yours 😀 😀 😀 Nonsense – I would say it doesn’t depend on age alone, but rather when stubbornness and that kind of behavior come into play, or when people don’t give each other space. I have also often read the opposite here, where younger people basically forced the “older” generation into certain behaviors or even payments.
Yes, there are countless stories like that... but for us, it worked out well, although it always required effort.
Hey, you’re older :p
pagoni2020 schrieb:Yes, that happens too. People can be cruel.
where the young people practically forced the "elders" to certain behavior or even payments.
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Frank_Schuster14 Feb 2021 19:52Thank you very much for all the responses so far! I definitely realize that the topic of "building on parents’ property" is a very controversial subject and needs to be carefully considered 😀 I just wanted to clarify first whether it even makes sense space-wise, meaning whether it is theoretically possible to build a house on this plot that is large enough for a family. 🙂 After that, we will need to seriously consider whether this idea makes sense for us at all given the consequences mentioned...
Frank_Schuster schrieb:
Thank you very much for the many replies so far!It would work better and wouldn’t have gotten so “awkward” if you had answered the questions directed at you 😉F
Frank_Schuster14 Feb 2021 22:01ypg schrieb:
It would work better and wouldn’t have ended up so “awkward” if you had answered the questions directed at you 😉I’m sorry I haven’t answered the questions that came up yet; I had a pretty busy weekend. Sorry! But what do you mean by “awkward” ended up? 🙄
As for the exact size of the plot, I can’t say for sure; I’ll need to check on that. And I just had to remeasure the dimensions of the outlined house myself—the drawing was just an estimate 😀 It measures 10.8 m x 5.7 m (35.4 ft x 18.7 ft).
Frank_Schuster schrieb:
It measures 10.8 m x 5.7 m (35 ft 5 in x 18 ft 8 in). You notice that yourself, right?
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