ᐅ Should a pathway be constructed if it is intended to be permanently covered with vegetation?
Created on: 27 Aug 2021 07:50
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Pacc666
Hello,
I have purchased a newly built semi-detached house.
The houses are all built next to each other with garages in between.
There is a 1-meter (3 feet) gap between the two garages—1 meter (3 feet) for my neighbor and 1 meter (3 feet) for me.
I would like to install a garden gate in this gap, but according to the development plan, this strip must be permanently greened.
Now my question is:
What kind of path am I allowed to build so that I can walk alongside the garage while it still legally counts as green space?
The path should be low-maintenance (I don’t like grass because my robotic lawn mower can’t reach it).
Do you have any tips for me?
I have purchased a newly built semi-detached house.
The houses are all built next to each other with garages in between.
There is a 1-meter (3 feet) gap between the two garages—1 meter (3 feet) for my neighbor and 1 meter (3 feet) for me.
I would like to install a garden gate in this gap, but according to the development plan, this strip must be permanently greened.
Now my question is:
What kind of path am I allowed to build so that I can walk alongside the garage while it still legally counts as green space?
The path should be low-maintenance (I don’t like grass because my robotic lawn mower can’t reach it).
Do you have any tips for me?
guckuck2 schrieb:
I don’t want to spoil the illusion, but even with a robot you still need a lawn mower for the edges, the first cut of the season, etc.That’s how the neighbor does it too. First cut.And despite the mowing edges, the wife still crawls along the edges with the “nail scissors.”
Seems like those things can’t do it.
What does greening mean exactly?
In a narrow strip between two garages, many plants don’t survive. You can either plant ferns, but then it’s not really a path, or let moss grow. I would lay down wood chips or gravel. Then see if anyone complains. Do this together with your neighbors: a 2-meter (6.5-foot) wide strip works much better than just 1 meter (3.3 feet) next to a fence.
In a narrow strip between two garages, many plants don’t survive. You can either plant ferns, but then it’s not really a path, or let moss grow. I would lay down wood chips or gravel. Then see if anyone complains. Do this together with your neighbors: a 2-meter (6.5-foot) wide strip works much better than just 1 meter (3.3 feet) next to a fence.
Pacc666 schrieb:
We don’t know our neighbor yet (construction hasn’t started yet)Pacc666 schrieb:
I’m only worried about the path to the garden gateYou can share any concerns with your future neighbor once the houses are built and you’ve moved in 🙂After moving in, unfortunately, it will be too late.
If there is no proper solution, we will have to install a door behind the garage with an additional cost of 1500€.
What can I do now to build a path that must meet the following requirements:
It must legally count as permanently greened (due to the zoning plan / building permit).
It must be easy to walk on.
It must be possible to push bicycles over it.
Wheelbarrows for garden work must be usable on it.
All the above points should also be possible in the rain without sinking into mud.
If there is no proper solution, we will have to install a door behind the garage with an additional cost of 1500€.
What can I do now to build a path that must meet the following requirements:
It must legally count as permanently greened (due to the zoning plan / building permit).
It must be easy to walk on.
It must be possible to push bicycles over it.
Wheelbarrows for garden work must be usable on it.
All the above points should also be possible in the rain without sinking into mud.
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Myrna_Loy30 Aug 2021 08:37Have you already asked the local authority or the developer what is meant by "permanently greened"? Several suggestions have already been made here, and I’m not sure what other answers you are expecting. There is no official standard for this.
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