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2020-03-19 15:05:26
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Hello everyone,
Yesterday, after requesting information on whether my house to be demolished is in any way protected as a monument, I received a response and I would simply like to ask for your assessment and help. I’m just going to post a few excerpts from the email:
hereby we inform you that the property xxxxx is located within the area of the local fortification of xxxxx, which is listed as a cultural monument in the register of cultural monuments of the independent city xxxxx. In your case, this monument protection refers to the ditch belonging to the local fortification and all other parts of the fortification that are visible above ground and preserved in the soil. In addition, the property is located in the surrounding area of the monument-protected simultaneous church xxxxx.
The demolition of buildings on your property requires approval. You can apply for a monument protection permit informally by email to our authority.
[…]
We would like to point out the following to you at this stage: Your property is an archaeological suspected site. Remains of the local fortification may have been preserved. The demolition work will be associated with earthworks. If archaeologically relevant finds are present in the ground, the State Archaeology must be given the opportunity, according to § 19 of the RLP Monument Protection Act, to recover and scientifically document them within an appropriate period. This may require an excavation. Since this can cause construction delays, all soil interventions must be coordinated in advance with the State Archaeology.
I am supposed to attach as many pictures as possible to my application for the permit. But how exactly should I phrase the letter? I would, of course, also like to express my point of view. The house is really not in a good condition. The ceiling height of just over 2 m and the room layout are no longer contemporary at all. In the bathroom, water leaks through the ceiling when it rains heavily. The house is currently vacant. I naturally do not want to pay an expert who would confirm from an economic perspective a new build instead of a comprehensive renovation, extension, and change of the room layout, which would probably involve much higher costs. Rather, I want it to be formulated as well as possible. Can someone give me tips? Has anyone gone through something like this and can share their experience?
Thank you very much
Yesterday, after requesting information on whether my house to be demolished is in any way protected as a monument, I received a response and I would simply like to ask for your assessment and help. I’m just going to post a few excerpts from the email:
hereby we inform you that the property xxxxx is located within the area of the local fortification of xxxxx, which is listed as a cultural monument in the register of cultural monuments of the independent city xxxxx. In your case, this monument protection refers to the ditch belonging to the local fortification and all other parts of the fortification that are visible above ground and preserved in the soil. In addition, the property is located in the surrounding area of the monument-protected simultaneous church xxxxx.
The demolition of buildings on your property requires approval. You can apply for a monument protection permit informally by email to our authority.
[…]
We would like to point out the following to you at this stage: Your property is an archaeological suspected site. Remains of the local fortification may have been preserved. The demolition work will be associated with earthworks. If archaeologically relevant finds are present in the ground, the State Archaeology must be given the opportunity, according to § 19 of the RLP Monument Protection Act, to recover and scientifically document them within an appropriate period. This may require an excavation. Since this can cause construction delays, all soil interventions must be coordinated in advance with the State Archaeology.
I am supposed to attach as many pictures as possible to my application for the permit. But how exactly should I phrase the letter? I would, of course, also like to express my point of view. The house is really not in a good condition. The ceiling height of just over 2 m and the room layout are no longer contemporary at all. In the bathroom, water leaks through the ceiling when it rains heavily. The house is currently vacant. I naturally do not want to pay an expert who would confirm from an economic perspective a new build instead of a comprehensive renovation, extension, and change of the room layout, which would probably involve much higher costs. Rather, I want it to be formulated as well as possible. Can someone give me tips? Has anyone gone through something like this and can share their experience?
Thank you very much