Selection of a plot in the new development area

Here’s the thing: the plots with the green stripe "Privatbepflanzung" (all plots by the river) must have a 5m deep 3-row hedge in this area, this was a condition for the approval of the area. ....an expensive affair, such a mandatory hedge.... consequently, the river plots are off-limits for us.

I can’t imagine it being that expensive. Presumably, hedge does not mean a clipped hedge. So three rows of shrubs are to be planted there, which require a minimum distance between them. Young plants don’t have to cost much.

I can't imagine that it will be that expensive. By hedge, presumably no formal cut hedge is meant. So three rows of shrubs are supposed to be planted there, which require a minimum distance between each other. Young plants don't have to cost much.

And hedge plants can be obtained cheaply or even given away through classifieds. For the hedge in the picture (almost 20 m) I paid about 150 euros. Planted in the last 2 years. So the plants are already almost that big.

I can't imagine it being that expensive. With hedge, presumably no topiary hedge is meant. So three rows of shrubs are to be planted there, which need a minimum distance from each other. Young plants don't have to cost much.

According to the city, not even a pavilion is allowed there, strictly a 5-meter hedge along the entire property length. This basically means the usable garden starts at the hedge. It seems to us that all the properties by the river are unusably reduced by the 5-meter hedge but are fully paid for as property price. Somewhere there's an expensive, unwanted hedge. Wouldn't that bother you?

According to the city, not even a pavilion may stand there, without exception a 5-meter hedge along the entire length of the property. This actually means that the usable garden begins at the hedge. To us, it seems that all the properties by the river are unusably reduced by the 5-meter hedge but are fully paid for as property price. Somewhere this is an expensive unwanted hedge. Wouldn't that bother you?

Yes, it would annoy me too. I would keep the hedge small enough so that I could look over or through it. So loosely with different plants, like in my picture. Such a loose hedge is also nice to look at; you can mix flowering and evergreen plants. A nice shady small seating area by the hedge, where you can hear birds chirping and watch insects. But it would bother me less than the neighbors right next to me in the properties in the middle. Therefore, the properties on the edge would remain my favorites. Of course, if you want the garden exclusively as a useful garden, it doesn't fit.

According to the city, not even a pavilion is allowed there, exclusively a 5-meter hedge along the entire length of the property. It actually means that the usable garden begins at the hedge. To us, it seems that all the properties along the river are unusably reduced by the 5-meter hedge but are fully paid for as part of the property price. Somewhere, that is an expensive unwanted hedge. Wouldn't that bother you?

In our new development area, there is something like that too, but so far no one has done anything. I'm curious whether the city will also enforce the implementation... These 5-meter strips were at least only half as expensive here. We consciously decided against it because we were not sure what kind of time and financial effort was involved and how/if the city checks that.

The hedge itself wouldn't bother us at all; it was just the planting regulations that were discouraging...

I am always in favor of lots of nature in the garden, but the 5 meter width/3 rows would even bother me. Well, if the price were lower, gladly, but as it is ... If I had such a plot, I would plant shrubs there that bring me something, like hazelnut, elderberry, rose hip, willow, and all kinds of berry bushes. Now, for me, it would be interesting to see what the planting list says. Such shrubs can be bought relatively cheaply as bare-root plants in nurseries here and propagated by layering yourself if you have a few years and don't need everything to be fully planted immediately.