Neighbor wants to plant a mountain maple

I find the thing with the cemetery hedges, on the other hand, to be an outrage. Whether you like them or not doesn't matter; if I like them, I want to plant them. You might do something I don't like, maybe even black, bare roof tiles in the end. So what, everyone should be happy in their own way. Frederick the Great. The man was right. Karsten

The development plan is an attachment to the purchase contract and signed... okay, in our case a lease agreement, but whatever.

It's the same with the zoning plans: if plaster or clinker is stipulated, I can't complain afterward - I didn't have to buy it.

To stay on the broad topic of gardens: standalone garden houses are not welcome here. Since I personally don't see a problem for us, but I wanted my greenhouse, I called the municipality:
since a greenhouse is not a garden house (for storing any kind of stuff) and a greenhouse supports the use of a garden, of course a greenhouse is permitted -> Definition of garden

Well, if that's the case on the Elbe and people don't like to see the little houses....phew. Last Saturday I was sealing the garage down at the base. A car comes through the area. DO as the number. Stops, looks around. Are you looking for something? No, we were just checking out a property. Oh, I say, they are all gone. He says, well, isn't there a zoning plan here? Yes, I say, of course. Man says, there probably isn't much in it, everyone does whatever they want here....I've never seen anything so colorful at home.....Roofs in all colors, facades in all shapes..... I say, but it works. People also come in all colors and shapes...Karsten

You know what? Besides the taste issues, we overlook the real outrage. Namely that apparently you have to submit a planting plan at 305. Are you serious? My land, if I want to plant strawberries there, my land. If Christmas trees are supposed to grow there, my land. If grass and a water feature are supposed to be there, my land. And if I have a rabbit hutch there, also my land. What on earth does any authority have to do with that?! Which educators are acting up here again? Karsten

In a previous post you supported the idea that the office dictates planting a tree.
A planting plan is a simple and resource-saving way to check (the intention of) the implementation of what is probably within the office’s responsibility.
Why are you getting so worked up about it?

Aesthetic design guidelines can be both a curse and a blessing. Our new development tries to appear upscale (this is also reflected in the somewhat higher purchase price for this area). For example, prefabricated garages are forbidden, as are flagpoles with flags in the garden. There are also rules for the installation of split heat pumps. This usually means that builders have to spend more money. But for that, they hope that no shack will drag down the value of the other buildings.
The area is just being developed and connected to utilities. But the architect quota seems to be very, very high, if you can say that already. The requirement for flat roofs alone excludes houses like Town & Country. And that, in my opinion, is exactly why the plots sold like hotcakes despite the price.

Well... The aesthetic appearance of the flat roofs and the damage-prone sealing of the same will then cause the loss of value in 20 years.

Our new development tries to appear to be high-quality (which is also reflected in the slightly higher purchase price for this area).

You can see it somewhat like this with us as well. Exterior facades and carports are only allowed in white or gray RAL colors, no garden house next to garden house like with the Flodders. Please no visible garbage bins, etc.

Brick-faced facades are strictly separated from modern style, modern style is separated from Bauhaus style.

If you don’t like it, you don’t have to buy or lease.

20 KM further everything is allowed, unfortunately there the plots are smaller and also arranged side by side, not just lined up along one street: there you, Karsten, with your bungalow terrace would be looking at a huge “city villa” that blocks your sun.

To get back to the topic *laugh*, there the plots are even so small that you can hardly keep the 3-meter distance with trees, unless they are placed against your own facade.

Well... The aesthetic appeal of flat roofs and their damage-prone sealing will cause a loss in value after 20 years.

My plastic facade will be eaten by woodpeckers in 20 years anyway, so I don’t need to worry about leaking roofs; the place will be ready for demolition by then.

But joking aside. That may have all been true thirty years ago, although even back then roof tiles were blown off. You can already tell that your statement isn’t correct just by looking at the insurance premiums for residential building insurance. The roof type is asked about, but it makes zero difference in the premium as long as it’s not a soft roofing. That may be just an indication, but in my opinion, a significant one. You could also say everything has its time and fashion. In 10 years, everyone will be shaking their heads at how stupid it was to paint with whitewash (which by now has turned gray or brown) and, as a "contrast" to the also dark gray windows and roof tiles, to have added gray color accents by painting. Pure bunker style. (My flat roof cube as well)

Luckily, the ETICS houses will stand out then, because at least they bring a green splash of color to the neighborhood


Totally agree with you. To put it in Karsten’s words, just as there are different kinds of people, there are also different types of construction areas for every taste.