Carport how close to the street - possibly space for basketball?

Hello,

we are planning to place a double carport next to our house directly on the side boundary. The width will be about 5.5m.
Now we can decide to position this carport 3m or further away from the street. The closer it is, the more space there is behind it, but this side faces east, so it is not very attractive anyway.
I could also imagine placing it a bit further back, so that there might be about 5m distance to the street.
Now my thought was to possibly install a basketball hoop in front on the paved area and play - of course only simple games or shots would be possible, since the 3m line is more than 6m away.
My question to those who perhaps have something like this: is it worth sacrificing the 2m for it, or does no fun come from the small area (about 5 x 5.5) anyway?

Thanks in advance!

I would accept the 5 m distance to the street just to have more parking spaces on my own property. Whether a basketball hoop goes there, the children can draw with chalk in peace, or whatever else, doesn't really matter. It would be not quite as indifferent if there were regulations regarding storage space or distance to the street. ;-)

I would take the 5 m distance to the street just to have more parking spaces on my own property. Whether there’s a basketball hoop, the kids can quietly make chalk drawings, or anything else there, doesn’t matter? It would be not quite as irrelevant if there were regulations regarding storage space or distance to the street. ;-)

At least I already had the carport included in the building application and got approval. Up to 30 m² is also permit-free here (Berlin). Whether I could move it much closer than 5 m to the street, for example due to building line regulations, I would have to ask. But actually, the normal boundary construction rules apply to such buildings (i.e. 3 m distance or maximum boundary construction lengths). Although I think with 3 m distance you can hardly do anything with the space – you can’t even park another car in front.

If you can afford the space, 5m distance is nicer. But it also means more area (cost) for paving.

Not asked, but isn’t a width of 5.5m for a double carport a bit too small?

Hello,

we are planning to place a double carport next to our house directly on the side boundary. The width will be about 5.5m. Now we can decide to place this carport 3m or further away from the street. The closer it is, the more space of course behind it, but this side is east, so not that attractive anyway. I could also imagine placing it a bit further back, so that there are maybe 5m distance to the street. Now my thought was to possibly attach a basketball hoop and play on the paved area in front of it – of course only a simple game or shots would be possible then, since the 3m line is over 6m away. My question to those who might have something like this too: is it worth sacrificing the 2m for it or does the small area (about 5 x 5.5) not allow for any real fun anyway?

Thanks in advance!

Chris, from baller to baller:

Do it! A court on your own property is a must for ballers! ;-)

If you can afford the space, a 5m distance is nicer. But that also means more area (cost) to be paved.

Though not asked, isn’t a width of 5.5m somewhat too narrow for a double carport?

I think paving those few square meters is doable.
5.5m should just about be enough. It’s probably not easy to get out on both sides. Maybe only on the driver’s side each time. But it wasn’t worth it to me to keep even more space free for cars. I also considered making the double carport offset in case it really is too tight, for example putting a single carport 3m from the street and another 5m away, and then attaching a small shed to the one 3m away – but I don’t know if that looks silly or if it’s even useful. At least you’d gain some space for the small 2x2m shed there.