ᐅ Land Plot Lottery – How to Make the Ideal Preliminary Selection
Created on: 21 Feb 2022 14:01
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familie_s
Hello everyone,
In our municipality (Bavaria), plots of land will soon be allocated again based on social criteria. We already participated in a lottery process once, where we ranked 7th out of 6 available plots, so we expect better chances this time.
The allocation procedure was originally planned for the turn of the year 2021/2022 and is supposed to start "as soon as possible."
The development plan is not yet legally binding, so I am providing some data from a comparable residential area in the same municipality from this year.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: see our estimate in the photo
Slope: yes, contour lines are marked
Floor area ratio: 0.35
Number of parking spaces: 2 parking spaces per residential unit
Number of stories: Basement + Ground floor + Attic or 1/2 stories + Attic
Roof type: symmetrical gable and hipped roofs with a central ridge as well as shed roofs with slopes between 20° and 35°
Maximum heights/limits: Wall height max. 6.5 m (eaves side, from top edge of ground floor ceiling)
Additional information:
To the east is the local primary school right next to the site; about 350 m (380 yards) away is a biogas plant (without district heating connection); the main village road is to the south. About 800 m (875 yards) further south is the next state road.
Since the application windows are always relatively short, we want to be well prepared for the application phase and select the best three plots. I am especially interested in your opinions. We already received great feedback on a similar topic from @Melinaaa.
Initially, we favored plot number 4 because it is the highest, largest, and has little frontage on the public road. Unfortunately, we have not yet found a creative way to place a house here in a practical manner. On our site visits, we haven’t come across any houses that are nicely and logically accessed from the south. The only option we can currently imagine is to place the parking spaces behind the house—in the north.
Plot number 1 is also nicely elevated and, due to the adjoining public green space, could visually give the impression of having more land than you actually own (and pay for). Again, the disadvantage is that the driveway is from below.
Plot number 8 also benefits from the adjacent green space, but it has a large street frontage and is situated lower.
We had not considered plot number 9 before, fearing it might be shaded by the fire station, but the current plans show the fire station building integrates quite low into the slope.
Plots number 5 and 6 receive significant shade from the existing buildings to the south.
Which plots would you choose?
What haven’t we thought about? Retaining walls, drainage?
In our municipality (Bavaria), plots of land will soon be allocated again based on social criteria. We already participated in a lottery process once, where we ranked 7th out of 6 available plots, so we expect better chances this time.
The allocation procedure was originally planned for the turn of the year 2021/2022 and is supposed to start "as soon as possible."
The development plan is not yet legally binding, so I am providing some data from a comparable residential area in the same municipality from this year.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: see our estimate in the photo
Slope: yes, contour lines are marked
Floor area ratio: 0.35
Number of parking spaces: 2 parking spaces per residential unit
Number of stories: Basement + Ground floor + Attic or 1/2 stories + Attic
Roof type: symmetrical gable and hipped roofs with a central ridge as well as shed roofs with slopes between 20° and 35°
Maximum heights/limits: Wall height max. 6.5 m (eaves side, from top edge of ground floor ceiling)
Additional information:
To the east is the local primary school right next to the site; about 350 m (380 yards) away is a biogas plant (without district heating connection); the main village road is to the south. About 800 m (875 yards) further south is the next state road.
Since the application windows are always relatively short, we want to be well prepared for the application phase and select the best three plots. I am especially interested in your opinions. We already received great feedback on a similar topic from @Melinaaa.
Initially, we favored plot number 4 because it is the highest, largest, and has little frontage on the public road. Unfortunately, we have not yet found a creative way to place a house here in a practical manner. On our site visits, we haven’t come across any houses that are nicely and logically accessed from the south. The only option we can currently imagine is to place the parking spaces behind the house—in the north.
Plot number 1 is also nicely elevated and, due to the adjoining public green space, could visually give the impression of having more land than you actually own (and pay for). Again, the disadvantage is that the driveway is from below.
Plot number 8 also benefits from the adjacent green space, but it has a large street frontage and is situated lower.
We had not considered plot number 9 before, fearing it might be shaded by the fire station, but the current plans show the fire station building integrates quite low into the slope.
Plots number 5 and 6 receive significant shade from the existing buildings to the south.
Which plots would you choose?
What haven’t we thought about? Retaining walls, drainage?
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hanghaus202323 Apr 2023 12:04I would recommend sketching the house and garage/parking space in the proposed positions on the desired plots. This will give you a better overview of how the view and sunlight will interact. Especially on a slope, always consider how the driveway to the garage will work or whether you are allowed to place a parking space closer to the street.
We don’t know your priorities or the local zoning regulations.
For example, like this.
We don’t know your priorities or the local zoning regulations.
For example, like this.
A brief update:
We applied for two lots in the development area from post #20 but withdrew because infrastructure work has since started in our preferred building area mentioned in post #1. After several site visits, including with the builder, we chose lot number 8 as our favorite and applied for it in October. Last week, we received approval for it. 🙂
We are now starting the planning phase and will soon open a new thread for our project. *Yippie*
We applied for two lots in the development area from post #20 but withdrew because infrastructure work has since started in our preferred building area mentioned in post #1. After several site visits, including with the builder, we chose lot number 8 as our favorite and applied for it in October. Last week, we received approval for it. 🙂
We are now starting the planning phase and will soon open a new thread for our project. *Yippie*
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hanghaus202320 Nov 2023 11:31I hope for your sake that the house construction is not linked to the land purchase.
hanghaus2023 schrieb:
I hope for your sake that the house construction isn’t tied to the land purchase.Is that a subtle jab about "4 years after construction … property transfer tax also on the house"?
No. The land is acquired traditionally through a local community’s native resident model, and the construction is done by relatives. I am connected to them in some way, but not through tax law 🙂
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hanghaus202320 Nov 2023 11:55familie_s schrieb:
Is that a subtle jab at "4 years after construction ... property transfer tax also on the house"?You could see it that way. More like a friendly reminder. But your description definitely sounded like that.