Informal preliminary building inquiry rejected by the district office? What to do?

Hello dear forum community,

we own a plot of land whose development plan is 20 years old. You can imagine that the guidelines and requirements are therefore very outdated.

[*]Roof pitch 38 - 45°
[*]Kniestock 0.75m
[*]Gable roof
[*]Roof tiles in red or brown tones

We have therefore submitted an informal building inquiry, which was unanimously approved by the municipal council. The municipal council clearly stated that the development plan is very outdated and not state-of-the-art. Furthermore, right next to our plot there is a small "castle". There we have various roof shapes and the house also extends over two plots. Therefore, the municipal council also says why they should not approve this building inquiry when the neighboring house has many more deviations.

For our house, which we submitted, a staggered shed roof with about 25° roof pitch was planned. Kniestock 1.20 m / 1.80 m and dark roof tiles were intended.

It is clear that this house is really far from the development plan, but the question is also what else we can hope for if we fight for it and try to reach compromises with the district office.

Do you have any experience you can share with us in advance? What arguments could help us score points in a direct conversation with the case officer?

We are already very grateful for your feedback!

Best regards M. & K.

Hi,
A personal conversation is best.
Photos from the neighborhood help if the desired shapes/colors etc. are already present. The better the desired details are visible in the photos, the better. And in any case, be sure to note the address along with the photos. Otherwise, it is of course difficult if you want to deviate so drastically from the development plan. Depending on the authority, this can work well or not at all ("We don’t create a development plan so that everyone can then do whatever they want").

Regards and good luck in finding a good compromise
Ingo