Opinion on the property requested (borders a forest area on one side)

We also have a footpath like that, which is not secured and fortunately does not have to be cleared.

What is to be said about the property is that you will probably get visits from animals more often, hope that doesn't bother you.

And why should the forest never be built on? For example, we were lucky; for the expansion of our new development area towards the west, an entire forest near us would have been cut down. Fortunately, the development costs and the construction of a roundabout were too expensive, so now they are only going south and using an existing road. But in a few years, it will probably be the case anyway.

Hello tomtom79, the assumption that the woodland will not be used otherwise in the long term comes from the fact that the woodland itself is located on a hill towards its center, which slopes down quite steeply in all directions. And behind it to the west, the level drops even further (an old quarry is adjacent there). This can be seen well on this relief map: (The start of the line on the right is the eastern edge of the property). The slope is far enough away that it does not significantly increase the forest’s shadow casting towards the property, but at the same time ensures a nice, solid wall of leaves to the west. Of course, the municipality could create usable land from it with a lot of effort, but the likelihood is rather low. The residential area can be wonderfully expanded towards the north, where there is only green space and farmland – that would surely be their first choice if demand increases. Animals don’t bother us, as long as they please leave most of the homegrown vegetables to us :-)

I would check whether the forest has already been defined as a recreational area or nature reserve, then I would consider that relatively safe. Since most municipalities are not exactly eager to designate building land, the forest will likely remain there for a very long time. Cutting it down would require enormous compensation measures.

What does the surrounding area look like? Are there any bodies of water, moors?

Who is the seller, the municipality? They might already be able to say something about the soil condition.

From my point of view, the forest is an absolute plus; you probably won't get significantly more shade than what is already visible in the satellite image.

Since the forest stands on a hill, it could be that the property looks flat on the surface, but the lower layers rise towards the forest.

Ask the neighbor kindly about the condition of their land. Especially regarding load-bearing capacity (clay soils?) and groundwater level.

But I'll take a guess and say this is typical Upper Bavarian soil: good load-bearing capacity and a pain to dig up.

The path that is registered as a separate parcel might possibly be a fire department access road (that was the case for us), which would of course be nice. Is the price per square meter reasonable? In Bavaria, unfortunately, that's a gamble.

Otherwise, I find it great. Large, good layout, relaxed development plan (for Bavaria), and forest.

Addition: Fire department access roads are normally cleared by the municipality.

When planning the house, I would consider that the neighbor to the south might build with two full floors, so I would position the house as far north as possible. You would want that anyway, since you want your beds in the south ;)

Hello Denis,
as far as I can see, there are no bodies of water or moors in the surrounding area. The building site is located on a hill at the edge of the village (about 15 meters above the village center).
Yes, the seller is the municipality. I haven’t asked for any details about the soil composition yet; the soil surveyor was apparently in the building area about two weeks ago (development has only been underway since the beginning of June). The following picture was taken, maybe you can already infer something about the soil composition from it ;-) You can also see part of the forest in the background here.

How level the plot will ultimately prove to be remains to be seen. We were on site last weekend, and the plot seemed very flat to us. However, since the future road was still quite a bit below the plot level, we’ll have to wait and see what it looks like once the development is completed. I couldn’t detect any significant height differences, and that would also match the contour lines on the development plan.

The price per square meter is not a bargain but absolutely okay in comparison, 120€. It’s a municipality about 16 km outside the gates of Würzburg, with direct train connection to the city (18 minutes travel time) and enough daily necessities shops so you don’t always have to go out. Comparable municipalities at the same distance from the city have now reached prices in the range of 140-180€, and their building areas are by far not as nice. Not to mention the land prices in Würzburg itself (building area “Hubland”: 360-420€).

The house will be positioned as far north as possible, definitely! “Unfortunately,” we are considering a bungalow (not because we can’t climb stairs anymore, but because we simply like “everything on one level” very much). But I suspect that would be a somewhat unwise decision when you consider that the neighbor could put a “block” right next to us.. Well, we’ll see. Maybe we’ll find out what kind of neighbor development we are going to have ;-)

I think that all sounds very well-rounded.