ᐅ Selecting a Plot of Land – Considerations

Created on: 22 Jun 2024 12:36
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Mangolicious
We are once again considering applying for plots.

To the east of the development area runs a relatively busy road at the town’s edge. From this road, you can enter the development area in the southeast (see image).

Plots 1 and 2 are accessed via the road above. Plot 2 is only accessible through plot 1.

To the southwest, there is a primary school and a playground.

The letter M marks the waste bin storage area for the semi-detached houses 3–6.

In the east, there is a former industrial site where groundwater has occasionally shown contaminant levels. Therefore, restrictions apply to groundwater extraction for plots 14–22, and stricter criteria regarding excavation depth apply for plots 16–22.

Regarding the house types:

Orange indicates classic two-story villas (9.5 m (31 ft) ridge height; 6.5 m (21 ft) eaves height)
Blue shows 9.5 m (31 ft) ridge height; 4.5 m (15 ft) eaves height
Purple with 6.5 m (21 ft) ridge height is not of interest to us
Light yellow with 11 m (36 ft) ridge height is not relevant due to the road

Our current thoughts:

We have decided on a single-family house, not a semi-detached. We tend to prefer the orange house type, but the blue is also acceptable.

The farther into the residential area, the less through traffic there is. We currently live in a neighborhood with only one access point, and for the first houses, the traffic is already quite annoying.

At the same time, to the west, we are farther from the former industrial site and the town-edge road.

Preferences are for plot 9 (located deep within the development area, garden facing west, slightly larger than 14 and 15), with the limitation that waste bins would be stored there. Then plot 2 (the largest plot with over 600 m² (6,460 sq ft), garden facing southwest), with the limitation that it is only accessible via plot 1 (we are unsure if this could be inconvenient) and there might be difficulty finding the connection to the rest of the neighborhood via the separate access road.

Then plots 14 and 15 (still sufficiently far from the road and former site), with the limitation that the garden faces east.

What are your thoughts on this?
Thank you.
11ant1 Oct 2024 19:34
Now it seems like I’m answering questions that haven’t been asked, so the question from 17:17 disappeared just as I wanted to quote a sentence from it and link it to a follow-up question, the answer to which apparently is:
Mangolicious schrieb:

Blue 9.5m (31 feet) FH; 4.5m (15 feet) TH
That at least explains why you mentioned a “one-and-a-half-story” example.
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Mangolicious
1 Oct 2024 20:29
11ant schrieb:

Now it seems like I’m answering questions that weren’t asked, so only the question from 17:17 disappeared, when I still wanted to quote a sentence from it and link it to a follow-up question, whose answer apparently is:

At least that explains why you mentioned a "one-and-a-half-story" example.

Exactly, the eaves height fits well, the usable living space might not be fully utilized. Otherwise, I find it nice; neither my wife nor I have ever lived in detached houses, and we find 145 sqm (1,561 sq ft) completely sufficient. Basically, I can see it on the plot—as the dimensions are about 9.5 m x 10.5 m (31 ft x 34 ft), there is still some garden space left.
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ypg
1 Oct 2024 21:58
Mangolicious schrieb:

You can also have a little garden..
How large is the plot? Are there any measurements?
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Mangolicious
1 Oct 2024 22:49
ypg schrieb:

How large is the plot of land? Are there any dimensions?

Unfortunately, the plots are very small. Just over 455 sq m (4,900 sq ft). Above that is the area for the waste bins.
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hanghaus2023
2 Oct 2024 11:18
Is there a slope?

Which house from Hanse Haus is your favorite?
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Mangolicious
2 Oct 2024 11:25
hanghaus2023 schrieb:

Is there a slope?

Which house from Hanse Haus is your favorite?

No slope. The 35-165 model from the QNG line.
Gravel path on the right, muddy puddle area on the left, trees and orange clouds in the background.

Dried-up lakebed with puddles, reflections of clouds, gravel path and trees.

Dried water surface with puddles, golden clouds reflected in the water, forest in the background.

Asphalt path on the left, lakeshore on the right, houses on the horizon, evening atmosphere and plants in the foreground.