Who has experience with getting eaves height approved at 5.2 m (17 feet) for a hip roof?
We bought a plot of land earlier this year, but unfortunately, we didn’t pay attention to the fine print in the development plan.
Our permitted eaves height is 4.5 m (15 feet), or 5.2 m (17 feet) if it’s a single-pitch roof.
However, a single-pitch roof is not an option for us. We actually want to build a two-full-story house with a hip roof.
Our building plot is located in a small village in the Westerwald region, and most of the plots in the new development area are still unsold. So far, only two houses have been built there.
My question: Does anyone have experience with exemptions to get approval for an eaves height of 5.2 m (17 feet) for a hip roof?
We bought a plot of land earlier this year, but unfortunately, we didn’t pay attention to the fine print in the development plan.
Our permitted eaves height is 4.5 m (15 feet), or 5.2 m (17 feet) if it’s a single-pitch roof.
However, a single-pitch roof is not an option for us. We actually want to build a two-full-story house with a hip roof.
Our building plot is located in a small village in the Westerwald region, and most of the plots in the new development area are still unsold. So far, only two houses have been built there.
My question: Does anyone have experience with exemptions to get approval for an eaves height of 5.2 m (17 feet) for a hip roof?
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Bauexperte2 Dec 2015 13:55Steffen80 schrieb:
Then you simply didn’t read it. This has nothing to do with Bauexperte or age. Wow – were you born with 45 in your shoe, or did you just have a bad night’s sleep yesterday?
Steffen80 schrieb:
99% of home builders are NOT Bauexperte. Although it often reads exactly the opposite here, even among that 99%, probably still a good 90% have no clear idea that a two-story building – with the corresponding adjoining townhouse/semi-detached houses – means a calculated two-story design.
So please be a bit more understanding of human error; especially with very young people. Your criticism is pointless anyway, since the plot has already been purchased.
Regards, Bauexperte
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TinaPankraz2 Dec 2015 14:04So, to clear up one thing... we realize in hindsight that it wasn’t exactly brilliant on our part to buy the plot without reading the entire development plan first. However, we are now trying to make the best of the situation and are not giving up right away.
@Bauexperte
We have already tried to find some information at our local building authority, but unfortunately, if you get any answers at all, they are rather vague. We are still far from starting construction; we just wanted to get some preliminary information about what options we still have. But THANK YOU for your info.
@Bauexperte
We have already tried to find some information at our local building authority, but unfortunately, if you get any answers at all, they are rather vague. We are still far from starting construction; we just wanted to get some preliminary information about what options we still have. But THANK YOU for your info.
As mentioned: it is better not to spend a long time—likely making detailed mistakes—trying to figure everything out yourself. Instead, hire an architect to create a preliminary design that takes into account building and planning regulations while still aiming to accommodate your ideas as much as possible.
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Polle 19672 Dec 2015 18:21Hello, we had the same issue.
Two full floors with a hip roof required a special building permit/planning permission.
We had to pay 6 per mille of the construction cost to the building authority.
The local council or city council also had to give their approval.
Have a look around the new development area—if there is already a house with two full floors and a hip roof or pyramid roof, you can insist on equal treatment.
However, you cannot avoid paying the 6 per mille fee for each change.
Two full floors with a hip roof required a special building permit/planning permission.
We had to pay 6 per mille of the construction cost to the building authority.
The local council or city council also had to give their approval.
Have a look around the new development area—if there is already a house with two full floors and a hip roof or pyramid roof, you can insist on equal treatment.
However, you cannot avoid paying the 6 per mille fee for each change.
Why is this hip roof so exceptionally important?
The design of a house should be more than just a collection of random ideas, arbitrary elements, and preconceived notions of the “dream home.” The design results from the space requirements, the plot of land, and the legal regulations. A hip roof is one of many options. It should, among other things, also suit the overall architecture of the house.
Last week, a forum participant was determined to fit their floor plan into the square layout of a “townhouse,” which led to very unsatisfactory room solutions. I hope, based on the forum’s feedback, they reconsidered and will allow for more thoughtful and creative freedom in developing new floor plans.
You should do the same with your plot and have a professional preliminary design drawn up, where the question of the hip roof will likely become irrelevant at some point.
The design of a house should be more than just a collection of random ideas, arbitrary elements, and preconceived notions of the “dream home.” The design results from the space requirements, the plot of land, and the legal regulations. A hip roof is one of many options. It should, among other things, also suit the overall architecture of the house.
Last week, a forum participant was determined to fit their floor plan into the square layout of a “townhouse,” which led to very unsatisfactory room solutions. I hope, based on the forum’s feedback, they reconsidered and will allow for more thoughtful and creative freedom in developing new floor plans.
You should do the same with your plot and have a professional preliminary design drawn up, where the question of the hip roof will likely become irrelevant at some point.
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