Looking for experiences regarding forest conversion in Beelitz

And also from personal experience and the current cost boom. Signing a construction contract before you have the building permit or are about to get it is very risky. The building permit, including conversion, currently takes at least 8-9 months in Potsdam-Mittelmark. Before that, a lot is also discussed/planned with the general contractor, so you quickly lose the fixed-price commitment. And if you have also taken out construction financing, you quickly pay commitment interest, since the 12 months run out quickly there as well. I can currently advise everyone to first agree on a planning contract with the general contractor or to commission an architect who will at least work until the building permit is obtained. Only then sign the construction contract.

No. The reason for the conversion is the building permit. Without a building permit, no conversion. I have often spoken with Ms. T. from the building authority. Can't the plots just be divided and one left as forest and build on the other? Then you probably build somewhere in the rear area. There was recently an article about Fichtenwalde stating that not much more should be converted to maintain the forest character of the community.

Yes, in the rear area. The forest is not to be cleared. It is not allowed either. In the front area there are 7 trees, which are also protected under the tree protection ordinance. They are just supposed to be removed. Plot division is also not permitted because the rear plot would then not be accessible. The construction projects in the Potsdamer were also approved; they are all located in the outer area. Arbitrary? Regarding the administrative process: I get a building permit but am then not allowed to build? Only once the conversion is completed? Even though I don't want to cut down the trees?

Yes, in the rear area. The forest is not supposed to be cleared. It is not allowed either. In the front area there are 7 trees, which would also be trees under the tree protection ordinance. They are simply supposed to be removed. Subdivision of the property is also not permitted because the rear property would then not be accessible. The construction projects on Potsdamer were also approved, they are all located in the outer area. arbitrariness? Regarding the administrative process: I get a building permit but am then not allowed to build? Only once the conversion is completed? Even though I do not want to cut down the trees at all?

By the way, the latest article on the subject of deforestation is identical to the one from 2016.

And from my own experience and the current cost boom. Signing a construction contract before having the building permit or being close to getting it is very risky. The building permit including conversion currently takes at least 8-9 months in Potsdam-Mittelmark. Before that, a lot is still discussed/planned with the general contractor (GU), so you quickly lose the fixed price commitment. And if you have also taken out a construction loan, you quickly pay commitment interest because the 12 months run out quickly there as well. I can currently advise everyone to first agree on a planning contract with the GU or hire an architect who is at least active until the building permit is obtained. Only then should the construction contract be signed.

As I said, I had called all offices beforehand. If there had even been a single "frown," I would have been cautious and submitted a preliminary building inquiry, etc. But since everyone, including the district forester, saw no reason for concern, we started everything. Thanks to Corona, everything took forever, financing, etc. In January we are out of the fixed price commitment. From November, commitment interest will be added. And next September is the school enrollment.

Yes, in the rear area. The forest is not supposed to be cleared. It is not allowed to be cleared either. There are 7 trees in the front area, which are also protected by the tree protection ordinance. Those are supposed to be removed. Subdivision of the property is also not permitted because the rear property would then be inaccessible. The construction projects on Potsdamer were also approved; they are all in the outer area. arbitrariness?

Regarding the administrative procedure: I get a building permit but am then not allowed to build? Only once the conversion is completed? Even though I don't want to cut down the trees at all?

You really need to discuss this; best live with Ms. T. We also had to convert our entire property because it would not be accessible to the public otherwise. And it does not matter how many trees are there. And yes, officially the forest property must be accessible to the public and must not be fenced off. If you can no longer guarantee accessibility due to the house construction, that could cause problems. As I said, best discuss it with Ms. T., even if she is sometimes very grumpy and bad-tempered. Always smile :cool:

You actually have to discuss that live with Mrs. T. We also had to convert our entire property because there would be no public access. And it doesn’t matter how many trees are there. And yes, officially, the forest property must be accessible to the public and may not be fenced off. If you can no longer guarantee accessibility due to the house construction, that could cause problems. As I said, best discuss it with Mrs. T., even if she is sometimes very grumpy and in a bad mood. Always smile :cool:

Yes, Mrs. T. is sometimes in a good mood and sometimes less so :)
The phone call with her was very relaxed though. As far as I’m concerned, we can also convert the entire property, hopefully the construction can begin.
You can’t see Mrs. T. live. Because of Corona.
Did you have any problems that we could eliminate in advance? So that we could bring forward the start of construction?