Garage approved, is a carport of the same size now possible?

Hello everyone,
I'm new here and I'll get straight to the point. I have a little issue that's been bothering me a bit because I want to do everything correctly.

We built a house at the end of last year and included a 6x9 m garage in the building application for possible future use (retrofitting).
Now, as it goes, prices, craftsmen, and everything related have gone much, much higher, even my contractor can no longer hold the price he originally quoted for the garage, understandably. So I thought, since I basically got the building application approved for the garage back then, could I just put up a carport of similar size and clad it as well as install a gate without any problems with the building authority? Or do I still have to go to the building authority again and get a permit for that? The volume is basically the same as well as the size specifications, only difference being that it won’t be masonry but built in timber frame construction?

Unfortunately, I am totally inexperienced in this matter and no matter whom I ask, I always get very different answers.

Is the construction method of your garage stated in the building application/permit? A building authority employee once told me that a garage or carport makes no difference in terms of building regulations. Whether that is always (and everywhere) true, I cannot say. You could also, to be on the safe side, stick to the carport in a procedure-free size (usually 30m²) and then build one or two separately procedure-free garden sheds.

Unfortunately, I am still totally inexperienced in this regard and somehow, no matter who you ask, you always get very different answers.

And then you thought to yourself, I'll go online, surely it's different there *ROTFL* *SCNR*

Now I have thought about it, since I basically got the building permit for the garage back then, I could put up a carport of similar size and clad it as well as put in a gate

I would rather implement the approved construction in phases: so just leave out the gate (with it is actually no longer a carport); screed, plaster, all the tralala that the car doesn’t care about. Since this is your first post (and therefore your thread history with the complete approved design is missing), no more tailored advice can be given.

This should not cause any problems, unless your development plan explicitly requires garages. For us, it is the other way around: many have enclosed their wooden carports and installed a gate. At the building authority, if nothing is prescribed, area, height, distance, and statics are checked; how it is built later is not of interest. Ultimately, you can always retrofit if desired.

Is the construction method of your garage stated in the building application/permit?
A building authority employee once told me that garage or carport makes no difference in terms of building regulations. Whether that is always (and everywhere) true, I cannot say.
To be on the safe side, you could also stick with the carport in a procedure-free size (usually 30m²) and then separately build one or two procedure-free garden sheds.

Fortunately, it is not stated, I just checked, only the sizes and the volume are mentioned.

And then you thought, I'll go on the internet, it must be different there *ROTFL* *SCNR* I would rather realize the approved construction in sections: so just leave out the gate (with it is actually no longer a carport); screed, plaster, all the other stuff the car doesn't care about. Since this is your first post (and therefore your thread history with the complete approved plan is missing), no more tailored advice can be given.

Yes, that's true about the internet, nevertheless you can see a direction from it with enough answers. I agree with you about the building application, I didn't know there could be so many differences, I thought they all looked similar and were all structured similarly. I will upload the application next week, maybe more concrete conclusions can be drawn from it then.