Distance semi-detached house dwarf gable

Hello,

although we have always planned with dwarf gables in cooperation with several construction companies, there is now a stop from the building authority. The neighbor has to approve that we are allowed to build the dwarf gables, which she does not. We are under the 3m limit. Does that even count for a semi-detached house? A dormer would be possible with the same dimensions?! Has there been a change this year? I don’t understand the building regulations. The building land is in NRW

With DH partners it is usually the case that, unless other parameters are specified in the development plan, both partners must coordinate; often a mutual "neighbor approval" must also be signed by both partners. If you look at the textual provisions for your plot (why by the way have your providers not done this so far?) you will find the exact specifications for the various roof structures. If you stay within these specifications, the neighbor cannot object to the dormer/dwarf gable.

Kind regards

I have no idea about that. That's why I have a company. They say there is a new regulation. The company had all the documents for the object. But the building authority itself says, Zwerggiebel I need a permit, Gaube not? Where is the difference?

Hello,

I have no idea about this. That’s why I have a company. They say there is a new regulation.

And after the reaction from the building authority you don’t have any doubts?

The company had all the documents for the property. But the building authority itself says I need a permit for a dwarf gable, but not for a dormer? What’s the difference?

Dormers are roof structures for upright windows, which are constructed entirely on the roof and not entirely or partially in front of or on an outer wall => a structural component of the roof. For dwarf gables, a clearance distance applies in both the opposite and lateral directions. Therefore, in inner-city areas, elaborate roof structures like these are not permitted because of the lateral clearance distances; only true dormers are allowed as privileged roof structures.

Best regards

Sorry, but what are fixed windows?

So there was no change in the building regulations regarding this, but my company messed up? However, I confirmed the plans with the gable from me and the company. How does that look, what can I demand from the company now? Or can they weasel their way out of it?
What is the price difference between a comparable dormer and a gable? Will I get money back, or would the company possibly have to bear additional costs themselves?

What I don’t understand about the matter is that both are roof extensions with windows in them. Why is there a distance requirement in one case and it is different with the dormer?

According to what the building authority says now, we could even build the dormer 1.20m next to the neighboring house. Or 50% of the roof, so 4m wide, making 2m distance. So I come closer.
Our neighbor doesn’t want that because of her solar system. I would then shade her even more because of that.

Hehe, just got a call that we won't become any wider, it doesn't suit her. She is now allowing the gable after all!

Thanks, construction expert

Hello,
we have similar concerns!
We have a semi-detached house. Our neighbor has already extended dormers on both sides over the entire length of the roof. Distance to our half is approximately 1m or less. That was before our time and apparently he didn’t need consent from the previous owners back then... So far so good.
Now we want to add the same dormers on our roof. After a conversation with the building authority, I am now worried that we won’t get the permit as desired. The statement from the building authority was that we have to keep at least 3m distance from the boundary, mind you. Or we would have to build directly on the boundary. Building on the boundary would actually be better for us because we would gain even more space. The logic behind this does not fully make sense to me. So either I am not allowed to come closer because of fire protection regulations, then I shouldn’t be allowed to build directly on the boundary either...
However, the officer expressed this so vaguely that it has actually caused us more headaches than helped, since he already announced that it is not a given that if one half already has dormers the other half is allowed to have them too. Has anyone recently had experience with this? Or how does it look if the dormers are built in compliance with fire protection?
We will keep pressing the building authority, but as is well known, the wheels of bureaucracy turn somewhat slowly(er)...

Gracias for contributions and experiences