ᐅ Is my planned carport still exempt from requiring a building permit?
Created on: 25 Jul 2024 14:52
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joshia01
Hello,
After 30 years, I would finally like to build a carport.
I would prefer to build it without a building permit/planning permission, but I think it might be too large for that since it needs to fit 2 cars.
In the old development plan from 30 years ago, a simple carport was already marked, but it was never built.
I now want to build my double carport similarly, but instead of 3.60m (12 feet) wide, it will be 6.00m (20 feet) wide.
Because of the roof overhang, it can only be about 4.75m (15.5 feet) deep, or I would need to move it 25cm (10 inches) closer to the street.
But I would be willing to take that risk myself.
Now to my questions:
I have to build the carport about 25cm (10 inches) away from the neighbor’s property line on one side because there is a wall between us, and I don’t want to place the carport on that wall.
- 1. So, the carport will be 5.00m (16.5 feet) deep along the property line on that side.
- 2. On the opposite side, the depth will logically also be 5.00m (16.5 feet). (Does this side count as a property boundary as well, since it is in the middle of my plot?)
- 3. The side facing the street will be 6.00m (20 feet) wide.
- 4. The back side of the carport will logically also be 6.00m (20 feet) wide. (Does this count as a boundary?)
According to what I found online, to be exempt from permitting in Lower Saxony, the built-up property boundary must not exceed 9.00m (30 feet) in depth and all other boundaries must total no more than 15m (50 feet).
So, if sides 2 and 3 count as boundaries, that would mean for all other boundaries: 6.00m + 5.00m + 6.00m = 17m (56 feet).
My question now is: do all four sides of the carport count as property boundaries (which would then mean 17m for “all other boundaries”)?
Or how should this be interpreted?
I would really appreciate an answer.
Thank you
After 30 years, I would finally like to build a carport.
I would prefer to build it without a building permit/planning permission, but I think it might be too large for that since it needs to fit 2 cars.
In the old development plan from 30 years ago, a simple carport was already marked, but it was never built.
I now want to build my double carport similarly, but instead of 3.60m (12 feet) wide, it will be 6.00m (20 feet) wide.
Because of the roof overhang, it can only be about 4.75m (15.5 feet) deep, or I would need to move it 25cm (10 inches) closer to the street.
But I would be willing to take that risk myself.
Now to my questions:
I have to build the carport about 25cm (10 inches) away from the neighbor’s property line on one side because there is a wall between us, and I don’t want to place the carport on that wall.
- 1. So, the carport will be 5.00m (16.5 feet) deep along the property line on that side.
- 2. On the opposite side, the depth will logically also be 5.00m (16.5 feet). (Does this side count as a property boundary as well, since it is in the middle of my plot?)
- 3. The side facing the street will be 6.00m (20 feet) wide.
- 4. The back side of the carport will logically also be 6.00m (20 feet) wide. (Does this count as a boundary?)
According to what I found online, to be exempt from permitting in Lower Saxony, the built-up property boundary must not exceed 9.00m (30 feet) in depth and all other boundaries must total no more than 15m (50 feet).
So, if sides 2 and 3 count as boundaries, that would mean for all other boundaries: 6.00m + 5.00m + 6.00m = 17m (56 feet).
My question now is: do all four sides of the carport count as property boundaries (which would then mean 17m for “all other boundaries”)?
Or how should this be interpreted?
I would really appreciate an answer.
Thank you
joshia01 schrieb:
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The blue area is meant to be the carport. On the right side, it extends 5m (16 feet) deep up to the neighbor’s house.
At the front facing the street, the carport will be 6m (20 feet) wide, with a 3m (10 feet) setback from the street boundary.
So, from the carport to the left property line, the distance is 11.20m (37 feet). ... but with the 3m (10 feet) setback from the street, you no longer have a building on the boundary.
joshia01 schrieb:
At the front by the street (3 meters (10 feet) setback from the street)You just said it yourself: there is a 3-meter (10-foot) distance.ypg schrieb:
You just said it yourself: there is a 3-meter (10-foot) setback.Today, however, I am really confused.
I thought the building setback in the development plan was 3 meters (10 feet) from the road. The road itself is not the property boundary, right? So I assumed the carport, being 6 meters (20 feet) wide, is located exactly on the boundary?
Are the building setback and the property boundary to be treated differently?
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hanghaus202327 Jul 2024 13:21Whether the CP requires a building permit or not cannot be answered like this. What does the zoning plan or the state building code say about the distance to the street?
Which federal state? I cannot find anywhere "I am not building".
A building permit from 30 years ago that we do not know about, in my opinion, has little relevance.
Which federal state? I cannot find anywhere "I am not building".
A building permit from 30 years ago that we do not know about, in my opinion, has little relevance.
hanghaus2023 schrieb:
Whether the carport requires a building permit or not cannot be answered like this. What does the zoning plan or the state building code say about the distance from the road? It is stated in the zoning plan, which is still valid. 3m (10 feet) distance from the road.
hanghaus2023 schrieb:
Which federal state? I can’t find anywhere "I am not building". It is stated in the first post: Lower Saxony.
hanghaus2023 schrieb:
A building permit from 30 years ago that we do not know about has, in my opinion, little relevance. What does the building permit of a 3.60m (12 feet) carport from 30 years ago have to do with the current construction project?
The question is simply whether a carport of this size is allowed nowadays in Lower Saxony.
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