Difficult Plot and Monument - §34

The half-timbered house stands on a masonry foundation that is over 200 years old. I wouldn't want to call it a concrete slab.

Yippy. That's something different. Well, one could still consider asking the structural engineer whether it can simply be filled in. But I think I would remove it.

That's nothing, that can't be, right? @ypg Yvonne, do you have such dimensions too?

I also have the approximate measurements of 3.50 x 7.50

But I can't stand this prison wall right in front of my nose.

I tore down the wall

I would be interested to know if it is possible from a building regulation standpoint to extend the connection between the monument and the main house and thereby place your terrace one floor higher onto the roof.

I can imagine that this is possible, but I don’t see the point of a) sitting on a pedestal next to the neighbor’s garden and b) enabling all kinds of accesses from the upper floor. You do have the accessible slope to the north. So what more is there to a terrace in the basement level in addition?

If the courtyard is nicely designed, e.g. paved and large pots frame the seating area, it could really be nice:

Yes, I can well imagine that too. How important is parking space for cars for you?

The view in the same direction behind the house. Apparently, the slope was excavated for this extension.

The extension appears to be a basement cellar.

Sometimes things turn out differently.

I still haven’t received a response from the building authority, but I have received an initial hearing from the monument office. Apparently, the floor plan with room layout and floors is also supposed to be protected. Unfortunately, this means the small house will no longer be habitable (with a ceiling height of 2.05 meters, I unfortunately cannot rent it out either). So I will renovate it with minimal effort, maybe add house connections, a laundry room, a small workshop or something like that. For this, I can now freely place the new building on the property, preferably in a closed construction style on the north side, so that more light comes in from the south.
It’s really a shame, I really liked the combination of old and new building fabric.

In Sweden, we had nice accommodations with low ceilings, I would even say below 2 meters. If I can't get through the door with heels on or hit the lamp. It was also stated in the description. None of us are giants. It might be an alternative for you someday.

Take care of the main house. By the way, storage space for tires, bicycles, children's vehicles, grill, patio furniture, wheelbarrows, and so on is also needed. It's much prettier than a garden shed from the hardware store.

I have not yet received a response from the building authority, but I did get a first hearing from the monument office. Apparently, the floor plan with room layout and floors is also to be protected. Unfortunately, this means that the little house will no longer be habitable (with a ceiling height of 2.05 meters, I unfortunately cannot rent it out either).

I would talk to the mayor and have my lawyer proactively call the head of the monument office to ask if they are still in their right mind. Or is the monument conservator himself actually eager for the property? They can beam the dwarf hut into the open-air museum. Acting as a patron for an economically useless outbuilding cannot be demanded from a property buyer. Official actions must comply with the principle of proportionality; after all, we are not talking about the Shroud of Turin here. Sometimes one wonders if they are rolling asbestos joints in their ivory tower.

I would talk to the mayor and have my lawyer call the head of the monument office as a precaution to ask if they are still sane. Or is the monument conservator himself actually eager for the property? They can beam their dwarf hut into the open-air museum. Being a patron for an economically useless outbuilding cannot be demanded from a property buyer. Official actions must comply with the principle of proportionality, after all, we are not talking about the Shroud of Turin here. Sometimes you wonder if they are rolling asbestos joints in their ivory tower.

How much I would like to send this post as a reply to the monument authority. Made my day! Possibly, constructive work with them wouldn't run quite so smoothly afterward.