Development plan - preservation of shrubs - comprehension question

Next question(s):

a) There is a general soil survey for the emerging development area - one of the boreholes conducted in May is relatively close to "my" property. Who can I hand such a report to for evaluation? Who should I contact about this? Or is it ....

b) ...common to commission your own report before purchase? For that, I need permission from the seller, right?

b) ...common to commission your own appraisal before purchase?

Not common, but advisable if there are geological concerns. The general appraisal does not secure your property, but at least it can’t hurt to deal with it.

b) ...usual to commission your own expert opinion before buying? For that I need permission from the seller, right?

One of our potential GUs said that for a house on a slab foundation that would be sufficient for him. He would only spend the money for a specific soil report if building with a basement. However, it certainly also depends on the content of the report. For us, it was consistent across all 3 drillings in the area and always the same clay down below. Reading a soil report yourself is difficult since you find very little information on the internet about how to interpret one. If you know someone who studied civil engineering (;) ) you can ask them to have a look at it for a crate of beer.

- one of the drillings carried out in May is relatively close to "my" property.

If the results of the other drillings differ only marginally, then you - still by no means guaranteed - have a chance that they roughly also provide information about your property. The more they differ, the more in the pipe you can smoke them ;-)

One of our potential GCs said that for a house on a slab, that's enough for him. He would only spend money on a specific soil report if building with a basement. But of course, it also depends on the content of the report. For us, it was consistent across all three drillings in the area and always the same clay down to the bottom.

Reading a soil report yourself is difficult because you find very little information online on how to interpret one. If you know someone who once studied civil engineering (;)), you can ask them to look at it for a case of beer.

May I interpret the smiley like this means you drink beer? ;)

One more question comes to mind for which we might need your thoughts:

With this plot of land, I naturally gain more space behind the house the further I position the house towards the street. What speaks against placing it - so to say directly - on the 3-meter line?

I realize that no car would fit on the driveway / in front of the garage or carport anymore and the design options in front of the house would of course be limited... but otherwise? Am I overlooking something? More dirt from the street? Does being 2 meters further away make a noticeable difference in terms of noise?