ᐅ Include a parking space in the building permit/planning application?
Created on: 12 Jul 2019 22:56
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immermehr12 Jul 2019 22:56Hello everyone,
I am planning to build an urban villa. Image 1: development plan, Image 2: development plan with a sketch of the house.
A double garage (with rooftop terrace) will be submitted in the building permit / planning application. Last week, I spoke with a landscaping consultant. He suggested including two parking spaces in front of the garage (driveway area) in the application. According to the development plan, two parking spaces must be provided. In my case, my double garage is sufficient.
The landscaping consultant said:
- if the house is expanded in the future, there will be two additional parking spaces available
- if a retaining wall is needed, having parking spaces provides more flexibility compared to no parking spaces
- with two parking spaces, you can always park your car there if you don’t park in the garage
- you are allowed to designate the parking spaces; if you don’t use them later, nobody will mind
The builder says this is nonsense.
Can you help me? What are your opinions?
THANK YOU for your help.


I am planning to build an urban villa. Image 1: development plan, Image 2: development plan with a sketch of the house.
A double garage (with rooftop terrace) will be submitted in the building permit / planning application. Last week, I spoke with a landscaping consultant. He suggested including two parking spaces in front of the garage (driveway area) in the application. According to the development plan, two parking spaces must be provided. In my case, my double garage is sufficient.
The landscaping consultant said:
- if the house is expanded in the future, there will be two additional parking spaces available
- if a retaining wall is needed, having parking spaces provides more flexibility compared to no parking spaces
- with two parking spaces, you can always park your car there if you don’t park in the garage
- you are allowed to designate the parking spaces; if you don’t use them later, nobody will mind
The builder says this is nonsense.
Can you help me? What are your opinions?
THANK YOU for your help.
Where does the access come from? From the south? Are the red markers the parking spaces or the driveway? And how can you tell the difference between the driveway and the parking spaces?
By the way, I agree with the landscaper’s arguments, but in any case, the two mentioned parking spaces are simply the driveway, or the driveway consists of two parking spaces.
By the way, I agree with the landscaper’s arguments, but in any case, the two mentioned parking spaces are simply the driveway, or the driveway consists of two parking spaces.
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Mottenhausen13 Jul 2019 00:12By adding the roof terrace, the garage loses its special status concerning boundary construction. This way, you effectively build over your entire property. Would two separate carports/garages, detached from the house, possibly be sufficient? Those could be placed along the boundary, leaving something like a "garden" in the middle in front of the house.
immermehr schrieb:
The developer says that’s all nonsense. I completely agree!
immermehr schrieb:
- if the house is extended (in the future), there are two additional parking spaces available Since parking spaces usually do not require approval, they can easily be added later or the driveway can be used to prove parking availability.
immermehr schrieb:
- if a retaining wall is necessary, there is more flexibility with parking spaces compared to no parking spaces I have no idea how this statement could be justified from a building regulation perspective.
immermehr schrieb:
- with two parking spaces, you can always park your car there if you don’t park in the garage No illustration of this is required in the building application.
immermehr schrieb:
- you are allowed to provide parking spaces. This has to be checked. Some zoning plans exclude parking spaces outside the buildable area.
immermehr schrieb:
If you don’t do it later, no one cares. If you do it later, no one cares either.
Escroda schrieb:
This does not need to be shown in the building permit / planning application.Exactly: the parking spaces are the driveway.
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