ᐅ Fencing in Rhineland-Palatinate: Is a small fence allowed on private property?
Created on: 28 Jun 2023 15:05
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kati1337
Hello,
I have reviewed our development plan, and there is no mention of fencing. I have now contacted the local authority again and am waiting for a response regarding any special regulations, but as far as I can tell, the general law of Rhineland-Palatinate applies. So far, I haven’t found much except: If a neighbor has a justified reason, you must fence; otherwise, you may fence but only on your own property, unless you agree to place it on the boundary.
I personally don’t insist on a fence directly on the boundary. I would like to fence at my own expense and not too high—1.2 meters (4 feet) would be fine if necessary. My main concern is simply to know where our property ends and how far we can plant things.
Now, in the building regulations of Rhineland-Palatinate, I found only this:
Am I right in understanding that this applies only if we border agricultural land? What distance do we need to keep from the boundary with our 1.20-meter (4 feet) fence? Could we also build a 1.80-meter (6 feet) fence? The text says this:
I don’t think anything special is considered “customary” here. Some neighbors have welded mesh panel fences; others have chain-link fences.
Last but not least: What would be an affordable way to build a permanent fence? I find welded mesh panels (without those terrible plastic parts) quite acceptable visually. Chain-link fences are a bit old-fashioned, but I could also live with that. I would plant vegetation in front anyway, so the look is not very important to me. It just shouldn’t cost an arm and a leg.
I have reviewed our development plan, and there is no mention of fencing. I have now contacted the local authority again and am waiting for a response regarding any special regulations, but as far as I can tell, the general law of Rhineland-Palatinate applies. So far, I haven’t found much except: If a neighbor has a justified reason, you must fence; otherwise, you may fence but only on your own property, unless you agree to place it on the boundary.
I personally don’t insist on a fence directly on the boundary. I would like to fence at my own expense and not too high—1.2 meters (4 feet) would be fine if necessary. My main concern is simply to know where our property ends and how far we can plant things.
Now, in the building regulations of Rhineland-Palatinate, I found only this:
Am I right in understanding that this applies only if we border agricultural land? What distance do we need to keep from the boundary with our 1.20-meter (4 feet) fence? Could we also build a 1.80-meter (6 feet) fence? The text says this:
I don’t think anything special is considered “customary” here. Some neighbors have welded mesh panel fences; others have chain-link fences.
Last but not least: What would be an affordable way to build a permanent fence? I find welded mesh panels (without those terrible plastic parts) quite acceptable visually. Chain-link fences are a bit old-fashioned, but I could also live with that. I would plant vegetation in front anyway, so the look is not very important to me. It just shouldn’t cost an arm and a leg.
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Costruttrice28 Jun 2023 17:12kati1337 schrieb:
Can you tell me what I need to look for, or which section addresses this? I actually have the document open, but I seem to be missing something.
Or does it mean that I’m allowed to place the post directly next to the boundary as long as it’s on my property? There’s nothing about boundary markers, only about plants. I would place it right next to the line.
Here, the exact boundary isn’t clearly visible anymore either. I hope they mark the point when the property is finally surveyed.
Basically, if the party responsible for damaging or moving the boundary stone cannot be found, the neighbors would likely have to cover the cost of installing a new boundary stone (and as a property owner, you are probably also obliged to maintain it). Otherwise, if you’re completely innocent and just can’t find the boundary stone because it might be overgrown, you should be able to request the coordinates from the land registry.
For Rhineland-Palatinate (RLP), there is an online map. If you search for Geoportal RLP and access the land registry, you can even display the boundary points there... but I have no idea how to extract the coordinates again (there is theoretically a "show coordinates" button, but for me, it simply doesn’t work 😀 really difficult to use). However, in theory, the land registry should be able to provide you with the coordinates for these points.
For Rhineland-Palatinate (RLP), there is an online map. If you search for Geoportal RLP and access the land registry, you can even display the boundary points there... but I have no idea how to extract the coordinates again (there is theoretically a "show coordinates" button, but for me, it simply doesn’t work 😀 really difficult to use). However, in theory, the land registry should be able to provide you with the coordinates for these points.
mayglow schrieb:
For Rhineland-Palatinate (RLP), there is also an online map. If you search for Geoportal RLP and go to the land registry, you can even display the boundary points… but I have no idea how to extract the coordinates from it (in theory, there is a button labeled "Show Coordinates," but for me, it simply does nothing 😀 terribly user-unfriendly). In theory, however, the cadastre should be able to provide the coordinates for these points. Uh, good idea, that actually helped me. The coordinates button does work; you just have to look very carefully. It’s below the map, in very small print. 😀 But I was able to enter those into Google Maps and actually find my property boundary — more or less. The land registry doesn’t show me the exact “boundary points,” though. But of course, I can see where the two black lines intersect.
Or do you get actual boundary points shown?
kati1337 schrieb:
Or do you see the actual boundary markers?I was able to add boundary points on the left under the map layers