PurpleBee
2025-10-01 17:44:40
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There is a nice judgment from the Federal Administrative Court (from 2001). A single-family house is a single-family house if it can be used independently of other structural conditions. This is the case with two semi-detached houses built one after the other, so that it would be two single-family houses.
Yes, for two then single-family houses, so that the second building permit must be denied.
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That would also be the logical conclusion from my point of view, which is why I am surprised by 11ant’s opinion. And don’t worry, these are currently only considerations; I just wanted to clarify first whether it is even possible (because I also have doubts about that).
I assume you have already checked whether two residential units are basically permitted? In our development plan, for example, there are restrictions for this (two would be okay for single-family houses).
Even though I am not an expert, I would not sign off on it that way. And if so, I strongly assume that this would also be uncharted territory for the building authority and you’ll run into problems there. edit: or do you mean by "not simultaneously" completely staggered? So one is built now and then possibly a new application is submitted (something like for an extension) when the other is completely finished?
Yes, that is possible, the lady from the city also confirmed it. By not simultaneously I mean completely staggered, i.e. one builds immediately, the other only in 2-3 years.