Who says?
The building regulations of NRW state that one parking space per dwelling unit is required.
Yes, that is correct. In my list, I come to 3 parking spaces. What I wanted to express is: The granny flat does not require an additional parking space. Whether all three parking spaces are used by one dwelling unit or not should not matter, provided they can be accessed independently of each other.
I suppose an architect will already be indispensable in the planning phase.
Yes, definitely. With my plans, I primarily want to get a feel for whether it is possible on the property and which floor plan for the dwelling unit is feasible. Based on that, a decision will be made later on whether a granny flat will be built at all. If the desired parameters cannot be implemented satisfactorily, it does not make sense to build a granny flat.
Certainly, an architect is helpful, but if you then decide to go with just the single-family house, it is a shame about the money.