Steven
2019-11-14 09:27:49
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Hello
this is not a real question, but just a contribution meant to generate ideas or rules of conduct for me.
In 2014 I bought a plot of land. 1,000m³ large, with a view of a field and a stream 150 meters away.
Building plan, building application Building went pretty easy.
Three years ago I planned a "climate cellar" behind the house. It should (in the meantime it is) be about 60 cm below garden level (I have a hillside plot, the garden is about 160 cm below the terrace). For this I went to a meeting at the building authority. They sent me to two ladies (one of the ladies was, let's say, alternatively dressed) with whom I was supposed to discuss it. Obviously environmental protection or something similar. This "alternative" lady explained to me that my double garage including terrace and a small part of my house would be in the "landscape protection area" and actually should not have been built at all. Well, the house with garage is there, unfortunately nothing can be done anymore. But now nothing will be built there. She forbade me a garden fence. Max. a pasture fence. She forbade water pipes in the ground. The natural soil structure would be affected by it. Etc., etc., etc. I didn’t want to listen to this nonsense anymore, explained it to her in other words and left.
After that I started with my climate cellar. About a year later I got mail from the building authority. They had heard about it and wanted to do a construction site inspection.
I went and kept a low profile. The building authority was very nice, I offered to hire an architect for the planning. All good.
Had the climate cellar planned by the architect and since we were at it, a 5-meter wide staircase from the terrace down to the garden, which also serves as storage space for garden tools.
I got the approval without any problems!
The thing is there. But what was going on? Did the lady in the alternative pantsuit completely lose it? My climate cellar with stairs is in the landscape protection area. Can anyone at the office approve whatever they think?
The approval process was somehow Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. First no water tap in the garden, then 130m³ excavation no problem.
I assume that nothing more will come of it. But if so: I relied on the building permit and built. Protective status should be standard. Dismantling excluded.
What do you think?
steven
this is not a real question, but just a contribution meant to generate ideas or rules of conduct for me.
In 2014 I bought a plot of land. 1,000m³ large, with a view of a field and a stream 150 meters away.
Building plan, building application Building went pretty easy.
Three years ago I planned a "climate cellar" behind the house. It should (in the meantime it is) be about 60 cm below garden level (I have a hillside plot, the garden is about 160 cm below the terrace). For this I went to a meeting at the building authority. They sent me to two ladies (one of the ladies was, let's say, alternatively dressed) with whom I was supposed to discuss it. Obviously environmental protection or something similar. This "alternative" lady explained to me that my double garage including terrace and a small part of my house would be in the "landscape protection area" and actually should not have been built at all. Well, the house with garage is there, unfortunately nothing can be done anymore. But now nothing will be built there. She forbade me a garden fence. Max. a pasture fence. She forbade water pipes in the ground. The natural soil structure would be affected by it. Etc., etc., etc. I didn’t want to listen to this nonsense anymore, explained it to her in other words and left.
After that I started with my climate cellar. About a year later I got mail from the building authority. They had heard about it and wanted to do a construction site inspection.
I went and kept a low profile. The building authority was very nice, I offered to hire an architect for the planning. All good.
Had the climate cellar planned by the architect and since we were at it, a 5-meter wide staircase from the terrace down to the garden, which also serves as storage space for garden tools.
I got the approval without any problems!
The thing is there. But what was going on? Did the lady in the alternative pantsuit completely lose it? My climate cellar with stairs is in the landscape protection area. Can anyone at the office approve whatever they think?
The approval process was somehow Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. First no water tap in the garden, then 130m³ excavation no problem.
I assume that nothing more will come of it. But if so: I relied on the building permit and built. Protective status should be standard. Dismantling excluded.
What do you think?
steven