Hello everyone,
we currently have a plot of land reserved and plan to purchase it within the next few months. However, the house construction will take place next year, as we first need to sell our existing property. The plot is located in Lower Saxony in the Südheide region.
All further information can be found below.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 739m² (approximately 7,951 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio (floor area ratio): 0.3
Gross floor area ratio: 0.3
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 3m (10 feet) around the plot
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 1
Roof shape: 25° to 45° slope
Style: no high-gloss roof tiles, roof tiles in red or anthracite
Orientation: no specifications
Maximum heights / limits: at least 3m (10 feet) eaves height
Other regulations
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: preferably classic but modern, brick facing. Roof shape: hipped roof 25°, the garage should also have a hipped roof (integrated into the main roof; roofs on ancillary buildings can be flatter); building: bungalow
Basement, floors: no basement, 1 floor, the attic should be usable as storage space
Number and age of occupants: 2 people, both 40 years old; no children now or planned for the future
Space requirements on the ground floor: approx. 120–125m² (so much as needed, as little as possible); the attached floor plan comes to 125m² (1,344 sq ft)
Office: home office needed for one of us
Guest bedrooms per year: very rarely to never
Open or closed layout: living area open, the rest closed
Conservative or modern construction style: rather conservative but not outdated, definitely no experiments
Open kitchen
Number of dining seats: 4–5
Fireplace: no
Garage is a must, also space for equipment storage
Other special features:
We have a dog (Labrador), so a second entrance through the garage/laundry room is necessary. Therefore, the garage is planned to be this large (6.4m (21 feet), so you can walk around the car inside the garage).
Storage space: the utility room is planned to be large but will mainly be used as needed. The cabinets shown in the plans are just examples.
Next to the dining table is a window seat for sitting and looking outside.
KfW 55 standard (only what is required by law).
The ceiling in the small hallway near the bedrooms should be lowered and equipped with air conditioning (not immediate but must be prepared for it).
Photovoltaic system should also be installed or at least conduit pipes provided for later installation.
House Design
Planning origin: do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like? Why?
What do you dislike? Why?
I’m not sure if the entrance area is too complicated.
The utility room seems oversized, but on the other hand, storage space is needed.
The bedroom on the south side seems oversized, but I cannot sensibly reduce it.
Price estimate from architect/planner: none so far
Personal price limit for the house, including fixtures: 500,000 EUR total (plot, incidental construction costs, garden, terrace, etc.). The plot costs 73,000 EUR fully serviced. Own labor is not an option due to time constraints.
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump
The plot is not ideal for building a bungalow with a garage. On the west, north, and east sides, the house just fits with a 3m (10 feet) setback from the boundary.
If you have to compromise, on which details/finishes
-you can give up:
-you cannot give up:
Basically, on one hand, we want to build as cost-effectively as possible, but on the other hand, a few things are important to us (garage, brick facing, air conditioning, storage space including utility room and equipment).
I would like to bring the living area down to 120m² (1,292 sq ft), but it is not that easy to achieve this meaningfully.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions
we currently have a plot of land reserved and plan to purchase it within the next few months. However, the house construction will take place next year, as we first need to sell our existing property. The plot is located in Lower Saxony in the Südheide region.
All further information can be found below.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 739m² (approximately 7,951 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio (floor area ratio): 0.3
Gross floor area ratio: 0.3
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 3m (10 feet) around the plot
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 1
Roof shape: 25° to 45° slope
Style: no high-gloss roof tiles, roof tiles in red or anthracite
Orientation: no specifications
Maximum heights / limits: at least 3m (10 feet) eaves height
Other regulations
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: preferably classic but modern, brick facing. Roof shape: hipped roof 25°, the garage should also have a hipped roof (integrated into the main roof; roofs on ancillary buildings can be flatter); building: bungalow
Basement, floors: no basement, 1 floor, the attic should be usable as storage space
Number and age of occupants: 2 people, both 40 years old; no children now or planned for the future
Space requirements on the ground floor: approx. 120–125m² (so much as needed, as little as possible); the attached floor plan comes to 125m² (1,344 sq ft)
Office: home office needed for one of us
Guest bedrooms per year: very rarely to never
Open or closed layout: living area open, the rest closed
Conservative or modern construction style: rather conservative but not outdated, definitely no experiments
Open kitchen
Number of dining seats: 4–5
Fireplace: no
Garage is a must, also space for equipment storage
Other special features:
We have a dog (Labrador), so a second entrance through the garage/laundry room is necessary. Therefore, the garage is planned to be this large (6.4m (21 feet), so you can walk around the car inside the garage).
Storage space: the utility room is planned to be large but will mainly be used as needed. The cabinets shown in the plans are just examples.
Next to the dining table is a window seat for sitting and looking outside.
KfW 55 standard (only what is required by law).
The ceiling in the small hallway near the bedrooms should be lowered and equipped with air conditioning (not immediate but must be prepared for it).
Photovoltaic system should also be installed or at least conduit pipes provided for later installation.
House Design
Planning origin: do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like? Why?
What do you dislike? Why?
I’m not sure if the entrance area is too complicated.
The utility room seems oversized, but on the other hand, storage space is needed.
The bedroom on the south side seems oversized, but I cannot sensibly reduce it.
Price estimate from architect/planner: none so far
Personal price limit for the house, including fixtures: 500,000 EUR total (plot, incidental construction costs, garden, terrace, etc.). The plot costs 73,000 EUR fully serviced. Own labor is not an option due to time constraints.
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump
The plot is not ideal for building a bungalow with a garage. On the west, north, and east sides, the house just fits with a 3m (10 feet) setback from the boundary.
If you have to compromise, on which details/finishes
-you can give up:
-you cannot give up:
Basically, on one hand, we want to build as cost-effectively as possible, but on the other hand, a few things are important to us (garage, brick facing, air conditioning, storage space including utility room and equipment).
I would like to bring the living area down to 120m² (1,292 sq ft), but it is not that easy to achieve this meaningfully.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions
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hanghaus202321 Apr 2024 07:45forrestde schrieb:
Thanks for the suggestion. You’re welcome.
forrestde schrieb:
We don’t like the floor plan, I already mentioned it’s just a placeholder.
forrestde schrieb:
The garage is not permitted as is, because the 3m (10 feet) building setback line at the top of the plan must be observed. Only boundary building is allowed on the right side toward the neighboring property. I’ll believe that once I’ve seen the full development plan.
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forrestde21 Apr 2024 09:51I have already posted the excerpt from the development plan.
The thick dashed-dotted line highlighted in yellow is the building boundary. To me, that is clear.
The thick dashed-dotted line highlighted in yellow is the building boundary. To me, that is clear.
forrestde schrieb:
But there is a development plan, see attached.
The development plan also includes a few textual regulations. forrestde schrieb:
I have already posted the excerpt from the development plan.
The thick dashed-dotted line highlighted in yellow is the building boundary. For me, that is clear. Well, you don’t have any restriction on building on the property boundary there. Therefore, we have to assume that the state building code applies and that the garage may be built right on the boundary—just as the state building code specifies.
It’s just unfortunate when a layperson treats their own interpretation as definitive and the original documents aren’t provided. Since, as you say, nothing else is specified there, the state building code applies.
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hanghaus202321 Apr 2024 11:07I have not overlooked the plan and can read it. I don’t see any specified garage placement. So the location I suggested should also be possible. There might be something about this in the textual version of the development plan, but you haven’t shown that to us.
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forrestde21 Apr 2024 11:44Thank you for the clarification. As you noticed, I was firmly convinced that the building setback line also applied to the garage. You have proven me wrong, thanks again. Since I am a layperson, I ask questions here and had misunderstood the legal requirements regarding the building setback line.
I was unable to upload the PDF of the development plan, so I am sharing screenshots instead.
I was unable to upload the PDF of the development plan, so I am sharing screenshots instead.
Make sure your floor plan allows enough space for the living room. Right now, you always have to go around the dining table to get to the sofa. Also keep in mind that the furniture in the software is often a bit smaller than real pieces. I could live with the rest of the house.
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