Buying Guide - Former Agricultural Farm

… still counted as an agricultural operation. You would need to apply for a change of use. And that is only possible in the outer area under certain conditions. You do not have those. What is an FFH compatibility assessment? What is FFH?

Thank you very much for the information about the change of use! Now I understand it.

On the topic of FFH:

"Natura 2000 is an EU-wide network of protected areas to preserve endangered or typical habitats and species. It consists of the protected areas under the Birds Directive and the protected areas under the Fauna-Flora-Habitat (FFH) Directive. With currently around 27,000 protected areas covering 18.6 percent of the EU's land area, Natura 2000 is the largest transboundary, coordinated network of protected areas worldwide. It makes an important contribution to the protection of biological diversity in the EU.

Human use of Natura 2000 sites is not taboo. Many traditional cultural landscapes in Europe have only become valuable through human management, for example the heathlands in northern Germany, which would not exist without sheep and herders. Use of the sites is therefore still possible and even desired, as long as it does not impair the species and habitats concerned or contributes to their preservation. The goal is to reconcile the interests of nature conservation with economic and social interests. Article 6 of the FFH Directive provides an instrumentarium by which the balancing can be carried out through a stepped procedure (see FFH compatibility assessment)."

I didn’t know this existed before either...

Here more specifically on the FFH compatibility assessment:

"For example, construction projects or certain management practices in or around Natura 2000 sites must undergo such an assessment if they could lead to an intensification of use or other negative impacts on the respective area. To exclude damage to Natura 2000 sites, significantly impairing plans and projects are generally inadmissible. Under certain conditions and in connection with adequate compensation, however, such plans or projects can be approved through an exceptional procedure."

Unfortunately, this sounds to us like potentially very complex assessment processes...

Thank you. But that also remotely relates to my remark about the outdoor area.

Use of the areas is therefore still possible and even desired if it does not impair the respective species and habitats or contributes to their preservation.

A standard single-family house is probably in the way.
The desired compensation would have to be offered by you. What could it be? Start a sheep farm :)

Thank you. But that also remotely relates to my remark about the outdoor area. A run-of-the-mill single-family house probably stands in the way. The desired compensation would have to be offered by you. What could it be? Start a sheep farm :)

Thank you for the hint. I will inquire at the building authority whether a change of use of the existing house would be possible. Do you possibly have any general assessment of the project or the value of the property?

The value of a plot of land or a house always depends on demand. If there is no interested party, then it is worth nothing to anyone. If everyone is fighting over it, take double and it could still be higher... Correspondingly, the market value. If the conditions are correspondingly strict, then no one can use it. Can it be called a lover's property? Or rather a money pit? The photo shows idyll, which one can be overwhelmed by. I think one should ask the building authority independently of the community of heirs or the broker to what extent you can use it as a single-family house. If necessary, you may not have to think any further. The refurbishment costs speak for themselves.., 1500€/sqm... the fence swallows up further reserves... Do you have an ID from a portal or exposé? Please do not use links.

The Immoscout ID is 143083248