New construction on private property allegedly not possible/wanted by the authorities?

Does the rejection not have to be justified with legal regulations? Surely, you can take legal action against the rejection (objection, etc.). A lawyer can definitely help with that. I've never heard of any "too close to the city outskirts" stories.

I was just informed by phone that the preliminary inquiry would not be successful. I was then told I could get the whole thing in writing, but that would cost... So I withdrew it since it probably wouldn't work anyway. But I probably should have gotten the paid rejection notice after all?! :-/

So a family is using their farmstead here to use it as living space for themselves, it is not about marketing the 3500 sqm into, say, four building plots.

I am not so sure about that, because it was mentioned above that a development plan was applied for ... something like that sends signals. Moreover, I am, God knows, only speculating, but shouldn’t this procedure have a suspensive effect on the request of the OP? Who approves a building when a development plan is currently being prepared? But that is just a guess.

So, you don't want to build outside, but within the town? The meadow is not outside? Then the circle's stance is even more incomprehensible. What do they give as a reason for their no?

If it is in the village, firstly Paragraph 34 applies without a development plan. Build like the surrounding buildings. This is strictly enforced. If there is a gable roof house, only something like that is allowed for new construction. Not higher, not bigger, same ridge direction, etc. The building authorities are very meticulous about that. You don’t want residents who complain about the approved new building to cause trouble. Or a development plan must be made. Otherwise, nothing works. Karsten

I'm not so sure about that, because it was mentioned above that a development plan was applied for... that sends signals. Especially since I am only speculating, but shouldn't this procedure have a suspensive effect on the request of the OP? Who approves a construction when a development plan is currently being drawn up? But that's just a guess.

The development plan was only made AFTER the unsuccessful self-attempts.
Because the building authority said, if at all, ONLY with luck through a development plan.

But as I said, I have the feeling I can do whatever I want. It will never work out anyway.

The TE is currently only dealing with the place-name sign. However, it is quite possible that a property, seen from the (main) road, is "within the town", i.e., located after the place-name sign – but at the same time in the outer area. Because when it comes to building, it is not the place-name sign that matters, but the location in relation to other houses. As soon as you move further back from the street, i.e., step out of the alignment already formed by the other houses, in my opinion you are in the outer area.

If you are ready to take the legal route, a formal decision and then a lawsuit against it would be the right way. But you have to like that – and whether it turns out well is still not certain...