Enclosure NRW, questions to understand, or maybe a tip :-)

Hi,
I have been reading here for quite a while and have collected many tips…
slowly we are starting now (purchase from the developer)… and we are “slowly” thinking about the exact enclosure…

The development plan says the following:


Enclosures
The regulation on enclosures aims to achieve a uniform and high-quality transition to the public street space through continuous greenery on private properties. In this regard, enclosures in the form of deciduous hedges (e.g., hornbeam, privet, beech) up to a maximum height of 2 m are permitted, including opposite public traffic and green areas. Alternatively, rod lattice and chain-link fences in transparent design up to a height of 2 m are permitted, provided they are planted behind with deciduous hedges or permanently covered with climbing, twining, or creeping plants (e.g., ivy, knotweed, vine). The height restriction of enclosures in the fixed front garden areas in the form of deciduous hedges (e.g., hornbeam, privet, beech) up to a maximum of 1 m is intended on the one hand, while protecting the front garden, to enable visual contact to promote neighborhood interaction and, among other things, to meet the urban planning interest of forming uniformly shaped spatial edges along access roads. The maximum permissible height of enclosures is 1.3 m, provided the enclosure encloses the placement of collection containers for waste disposal.

We would most prefer to take a rod lattice fence with “mesh.”

Unfortunately, that is not possible if we understand the plan correctly (but we were already clear about that beforehand).
Now to the “understanding” questions



- Black is the garage.

- Am I allowed to make the blue enclosure 2 m high with a rod lattice without mesh and a hedge in front as a privacy screen?

- To the neighbor (yellow) am I allowed rod lattice with mesh (it is not a public area, right?) without a hedge?

If I have understood everything correctly so far… Is there a way to “push” closer to the public street space in front of the hedge? Or is maybe even the “end side” towards the green area not considered “public street space,” and there I am also allowed to put up mesh?

Many thanks to everyone

The development plan states the following:

Fences
With the regulation concerning fences, a uniform and high-quality transition to the public street space through continuous greenery on private properties is to be achieved. In this regard, fences in the form of deciduous hedges (e.g. hornbeam, privet, beech) up to a maximum height of 2 m are permitted, also opposite public traffic and green areas. Alternatively, wire mesh and chain link fences in transparent design up to a height of 2 m are permitted, provided they are planted behind with deciduous hedges or permanently greened over the entire area with climbing, twining, or climbing plants (e.g. ivy, knotweed, vine). With the height restriction of fences in the designated front garden areas in the form of deciduous hedges (e.g. hornbeam, privet, beech) up to max. 1 m, on the one hand, a line of sight is to be enabled to promote neighborly contact while simultaneously protecting the front garden, and on the other hand, considerations are taken into account to form uniformly characterized spatial edges along the access roads as part of urban planning concerns. The maximum permissible height of fences is 1.3 m if the fence encloses the placement of collection containers for waste disposal.

We would prefer to use a wire mesh fence with "weaving."

If I have understood everything correctly so far... is there a possibility to hide from the public street space in front of the hedge?

Why do you want to hide behind a hedge? Hedges are important for the ecosystem. If you don't feel like having a hedge, take the wire mesh fence and plant ivy on it. It takes a bit of time, of course, but once it starts growing and climbing, you will have a very space-saving, green, and ecologically valuable privacy screen.

Weaving is explicitly prohibited.

So that I don't have to struggle with the hedge in old age... There will still be some other plants around.

But since I am aware that I can't avoid the hedge... and I'm not sure if it needs to go all the way around, I'm asking here now...

How long is it until retirement - you were born in '83? There are also gardeners who prune twice a year, it's not that expensive. If you make a shrub hedge all around and let it grow normally (so not trimming it every 2 months to keep it square), the effort is manageable. And in the garden itself, you don't need any additional bushes. Although, looking at the size of the property, I would probably really tend to go for a fence with ivy. You have to cut it eventually too, but it saves a lot of space. Then there is still room in the garden for 2-3 nice flowering shrubs.

For example, plant a Photinia, you only cut it once a year, that's not work. I find it commendable of the city to ban these unspeakably ugly plastic strips. Why do you want them at the neighbor's? Here too, plant or nothing, or is the Rottweiler breeding?

As I read it, hedges are mandatory everywhere. Around public areas, a chain-link or bar grille fence may additionally be installed, with the hedge then placed on the inside. Alternatively, climbing plants would also be permitted there.