Altai
2019-09-05 10:48:07
- #1
Thank you very much for the detailed information!
So, just to clarify: I bought the house in shell condition, meaning the building permit etc. did not pass through my hands. I actually never dealt with the original designer. In the documents available to me (specifically, the building permit) there is no prior survey of the original heights, only a height difference between the street and the top of the finished floor of 0.55 m (plus) is indicated.
Basically, your explanation now exactly matches my concern (which unfortunately only developed after the neighbor’s activity), that in the end details that were not executed are also not approved. It has now become clear that the necessary filling is very close to or perhaps even exceeds the limit exempt from procedures.
I will wait now to see if there is a reaction from the building authority. I had contact with the authority back then, it concerned an unauthorized base slab for an extension. The communication seemed reasonable, at that time it was said either to remove it or have it approved afterwards. But there were no nitpickers on the other end of the line, that was my impression. Windows or the front door in a different position than in the submitted documents, for example, were explicitly not of interest.
That is exactly your problem now. The construction plans are too vague. I suspect your designer entered the parking spaces in the site plan and/or ground floor layout without height specifications. While they are approved there, if no height changes are shown (are the street heights even indicated?), they cannot be considered approved either. The building permit only covers what was applied for, plus any possible green registrations from the authority.
So, just to clarify: I bought the house in shell condition, meaning the building permit etc. did not pass through my hands. I actually never dealt with the original designer. In the documents available to me (specifically, the building permit) there is no prior survey of the original heights, only a height difference between the street and the top of the finished floor of 0.55 m (plus) is indicated.
Basically, your explanation now exactly matches my concern (which unfortunately only developed after the neighbor’s activity), that in the end details that were not executed are also not approved. It has now become clear that the necessary filling is very close to or perhaps even exceeds the limit exempt from procedures.
I will wait now to see if there is a reaction from the building authority. I had contact with the authority back then, it concerned an unauthorized base slab for an extension. The communication seemed reasonable, at that time it was said either to remove it or have it approved afterwards. But there were no nitpickers on the other end of the line, that was my impression. Windows or the front door in a different position than in the submitted documents, for example, were explicitly not of interest.