ᐅ Is a Flat Carport Possible Without a Building Permit?

If you just want to park a car in a shelter, you only need enough standing height at the exit point. With such a low height, you should be able to avoid restrictions on cubic meters for enclosed space in NRW. I’m thinking about 4 m long, 2 m wide, and 1.3 m high with a hatch for exiting. That makes 10.4 m³ (368 cubic feet). Then the small car could be sheltered somewhere without a building permit / planning permission, right?

For covered parking spaces, the limit is based on area rather than enclosed space, specifically 30 square meters (approximately 323 square feet). Therefore, a standard single parking space is generally exempt from requiring a building permit / planning permission without any special considerations.

A carport usually needs to be approved, right? We have a permit (building permit / planning permission) for a double carport but want to eventually cover almost all the cars. The latest addition is a 17-year-old Smart Roadster for one of our sons. It’s becoming a classic and needs a roof but no extra height.

hampshire schrieb:

A carport usually has to be approved, right?

Since 2019, approval is not required for up to 30 sqm (320 sq ft) of floor area. Because your double carport exceeds this limit and/or was built earlier, it needed approval, and therefore every extension of buildings for vehicles must be approved as well. Volume limits do not help in this case.

I have to ask as well... I want to add a carport next to my garage, preferably a lean-to carport. Does that require a building permit / planning permission? If I place it freestanding next to the garage, is it exempt from requiring permission?

Escroda schrieb:
Since 2019, not required up to 30 sqm (323 sqft) of floor area.

Thank you. Knowledge becomes outdated so quickly. Does this also apply to a garden shed? That would be great.