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?
Pacc666 schrieb:
sorry,
I forgot to mention that it should also be maintenance-free, so no lawn mowing in front of the house. I thought the path was beside the house? 🙄
Perhaps the previously “requested” plan would be helpful for a “meaningful” recommendation after all.
Pacc666 schrieb:
sorry,
I forgot to mention it should also be maintenance-free, so no lawn mowing in front of the house. Is it such a problem to answer the questions sometimes? Instead, I get responses like the one above 🙁
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Pinkiponk30 Aug 2021 17:56Pacc666 schrieb:
What materials can I use to build a path alongside the garage so I can walk there and it still counts legally as a green area? There are ground cover plants that are walkable. Since I’m not sure if I’m allowed to copy them here, please just search for "walkable" or "step-resistant" ground cover.
We are talking about 3 square meters (approximately 32 square feet). If maintaining that area as lawn or paving is already too much effort, I don’t think there is a solution other than applying for an exemption from the building permit / planning permission and, as a last resort, giving up the property.
Why would anyone want to cycle into the garden?
Why does a wheelbarrow path need to be there—are you seriously planning to wheel a wheelbarrow out through the garage door and then around the garage into the garden? That doesn’t make sense overall and is impractical.
You don’t want to spend €1500 for a suitable door, yet you refuse to have lawn next to the garage because the robotic mower can’t reach it. For €1500, you can buy many robotic mowers—which is obviously absurd for 3 square meters (approximately 32 square feet)—but it only highlights the real dilemma all the more.
Why would anyone want to cycle into the garden?
Why does a wheelbarrow path need to be there—are you seriously planning to wheel a wheelbarrow out through the garage door and then around the garage into the garden? That doesn’t make sense overall and is impractical.
You don’t want to spend €1500 for a suitable door, yet you refuse to have lawn next to the garage because the robotic mower can’t reach it. For €1500, you can buy many robotic mowers—which is obviously absurd for 3 square meters (approximately 32 square feet)—but it only highlights the real dilemma all the more.
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