Exemption procedure or building permit

There are no neighbors yet.

Formulated as a farmers' rule: "when in doubt, keep distance from the cutout if there were complications with the approval at a neighbor's."

But I'll remember that

There are no neighbors yet.

Neighbors mind you in the sense of the dog walking area, not just those with common boundary points.

that's how it looks - boundless curiosity combined with boredom and a good dose of Dipferlscheißertum

The building permit is then the proverbial oak tree that doesn't care when the sow rubs against it

So apparently everyone here has neighbors / retired people who go for walks...

You have those too, believe me. Strangers are constantly walking through the housing estate in our area.

No new development area without a troublemaker who was against it. They then look for a hair in the soup.

Sure, walkers do pass by here as well but so far I haven’t noticed anyone unnaturally scrutinizing our construction site... but we are also building on a gap in a new housing development from the 70s... by now the neighbors are probably calm. So far, all the neighbors have been very friendly and immediately offered help if we need anything etc. We also have known some of the neighbors for many years.