ᐅ Nice plot, but is the zoning plan too restrictive?

Hello,

I have the opportunity to submit an offer for a plot of land that is actually quite nice – fairly large (870 sqm (9367 sq ft)), quite flat, about 20 minutes outside the city. However, the development plan from the 1970s includes some restrictions, and I’m not sure how much they would limit us. This is probably also why the plot is still available and offered at a relatively low price.

It’s about plot 867 from the plan. The street is below, a field path is above, and beyond that is farmland.

I’ve (hopefully) compiled all the relevant information from the development plan here. It’s overall rather brief.

• Gable end oriented toward the street
• Floor plans must form an elongated rectangle
• Building length measured along the eaves can be max. 16m (52 ft)
• Base height (ground floor level) max. 1m (3.3 ft) above the sidewalk
• Roof pitch must be 25°
• Knee wall height must be uniformly 60cm (24 in)
• Dormer windows are not allowed
• One outbuilding permitted: single-story only, flat roof only, max. 2.5m (8.2 ft) to top edge of gutter
• Fences max. 0.8m (2.6 ft)
• The entire area between the building line and the street must be kept as a front garden

Unfortunately, only one full storey is allowed. Also, a 60cm (24 in) knee wall combined with a 25° roof pitch sounds extremely challenging to me. Is it really that restrictive, or am I just imagining it to be too limiting? A garage does seem to be planned behind the house.

What do you think? Is this feasible?

Thank you.

Here is another photo from the street side. The same should actually apply to the neighbor (that should be plot 3663), right?

You can take cues from the neighboring houses on how to build. If they have been granted deviations from the building plan / zoning regulations, it is likely that you can obtain similar approvals.

How wide is the plot or the building area?
You can definitely build a nice bungalow. Depending on the house width, it might be possible to fit two children's rooms in the attic as well. It’s possible that the regulations are not enforced as strictly, judging by the neighboring house. However, I wouldn’t rely on that. The most important question is: What do you need and what do you want?

MaxBauerBW schrieb:

Unfortunately, only one full storey may be built here. And a knee wall of 60cm (24 inches) with a 25° roof pitch sounds extremely challenging to me. Is it really like that, or am I imagining the restrictions to be too limiting?

No, it is indeed very restrictive, especially if you want to build family-friendly. But it is possible.
You can submit a preliminary building inquiry.
Just ask your future neighbor how they managed it.

You can clearly see how pointless the German building regulations are in general. Everything is predetermined, and the development plan is already 50 years old or even older.

A garage with a height of 2.50 m (8 ft 2 in) no longer makes any sense. Why isn’t it allowed to have a pitched roof on the garage? Or dormer windows on the house?

It’s all very frustrating here. Even the front garden is regulated. Incredible. From this perspective, even an L-shaped bungalow would be excluded. But what can you do.