Terrace wall to the neighbor - What should we consider?

Let's start with the fence on the boundary. Your neighbor can demand this as a usual enclosure, and you have to contribute 50% of the costs. If you do not agree on a fence, you only have to pay the costs (50%) of the local customary enclosure.

Besides that, there is another fence behind the shared enclosure. That is also possible, but you should keep some distance from the fence on the boundary. Furthermore, the fence must not harass the neighbor or constitute an "unreasonable impairment". So a 2-meter high concrete wall as a fence you would probably have to tear down again on demand. A normal fence (double wire mesh or similar) at e.g. 50 cm distance up to 2 meters in height is allowed.

Limitation: Check the development plan, there can be regulations deviating from the neighbor law.

Thank you very much again for the detailed explanation. What would be a usual enclosure? Would a chain-link fence also be acceptable here? Because even if I only had to contribute 50%, I don’t want to have to spend thousands of euros for it. The neighbor wants a double wire mesh fence at 120 cm, I don’t necessarily, I am not sure yet what I want. But I am attaching a picture of the direction it should go. And yes, 180 cm is completely sufficient for me. As I said, it is not my intention to annoy the neighbor, I want privacy at a reasonable height. Since the street is in front of us, and to the left the neighbor’s property is undeveloped, we will do 180 cm there, and also 180 cm for the small section to neighbor Müller. I think it’s 7 meters.

By the way, I have the answer from the building authority, I am attaching it below. So if I put up fences, do I have to plant around them or how do you understand that?

By the way, the lady from city planning knows our Mr. Müller, he once had a confrontation there because he is not allowed to build on a parking space that he was sold by the developer as a parking lot. He made a big fuss, which is partly understandable, he got 7000 euros back for it and is allowed to keep it as a meadow. Otherwise, he has too little green space if he builds on it due to the subdivision of the plots. Nevertheless, he built against the building permit. That means, up to now I have always avoided waking sleeping dogs, but if it doesn’t work otherwise, I will also ask city planning for advice, because at this point I don’t care if it gets checked here and his illegal construction comes to light. Since it doesn’t concern me, I am not bothered by his construction, on the contrary, thanks to his illegal parking space, he has enough places for his cars, otherwise the good man used to park on MY property and I had no parking space for myself.‍

Let's start with the fence on the border. Your neighbor can demand it as a usual enclosure and you have to contribute 50% of the costs. If you don't agree on a fence, you only have to pay the costs (50%) of the customary local enclosure.

Besides that, there is another fence behind the shared enclosure. That is also possible, but you should keep some distance from the fence on the border. Also, the fence must not harass the neighbor or be an "unreasonable impairment." So a 2m high concrete wall as a fence would probably have to be torn down again upon request. A normal fence (double rod panel or similar) at, for example, 50cm distance is allowed up to 2m height.

Limitation: Check the development plan, as there can be regulations that deviate from the neighbor law.

Thank you very much for the detailed explanation again. What would be a usual enclosure? Would a chain-link fence also be acceptable here? Because if I only have to contribute 50%, I don't want to have to spend thousands of euros on it. The neighbor wants a double rod panel fence at 120cm, I don't necessarily want that yet, I'm not sure what exactly should go there. But I'll add a picture here to show the direction it should go. And yes, 180cm is completely enough for me. As I said, it is not my intention to annoy the neighbor and build a 2m wall. I only wanted that at the terrace, but 186cm is okay too; I want privacy at a reasonable height. The street is in front of us there, and to the left the neighbor's lot is undeveloped, so we will make 180cm there, and the small piece to neighbor Müller also 180cm high with the same fence.

By the way, I have the answer from the building authority on hand, I'll insert it below. Just found it in spam, had inquired. So if I make fences, do I have to plant around them or how do you understand that?

By the way, the lady from city planning knows our Mr. Müller, he once had a dispute there because he is not allowed to build on a parking lot that was sold to him by the developer as a parking space. He made a big fuss, which is partly understandable, he got 7000 euros back for it and is allowed to keep it as a meadow. Otherwise, he has too little green area if he builds on it due to the division of the plots. Nevertheless, he paved it against the building permit, which he is not allowed to do, not even with lawn grid stones. That means, so far I have always avoided waking sleeping dogs, but if it doesn't go any other way, I will also ask city planning for advice, as by now I don't care whether this will be checked and his illegal construction will be revealed. Since it does not affect me, his paving does not bother me, on the contrary, through his illegal parking lot, he has enough space to park his cars, otherwise the good man stood on MY property and I had no parking space for myself. And whatever he does on his parking lot is none of my business.

I just revised it a bit, unfortunately I could no longer change it above. Hence the double post.

What would be a usual enclosure?

That which is found all around your area. If all houses in the neighborhood have double rod panel fences, then it is those. If there is nothing usual, then it is the chain-link fence.

By the way, I have the answer from the building authority for you, I'll attach it below. So if I make fences, do I have to put plants around them or how do you understand that?

This concerns the front garden and areas opposite public spaces (street, etc.). NOT the enclosure to the neighbor. There seems to be no restrictions in that case.

But please insert a picture showing in which direction it should go.

Phew. You can have a good argument about such a thing and maybe the neighbor will even benefit. I would rather not do that – at least not in your situation. It would be too risky for me. Think about a second double rod panel fence, which you top with privacy screen. Open at the bottom and in front a bed with plants that provide protection at the bottom.

Think of a second double lattice fence that you cover at the top with [Sichtschutz]. Open at the bottom and in front a bed with plants that provide protection at the bottom

What’s standing all around your area. If everyone in the settlement has double rod mat fences, then it’s those. If there’s nothing common, it’s the chain-link fence.

This concerns the front yard and public areas opposite (street, etc.). NOT the enclosure to the neighbor. There doesn’t seem to be any restriction there.

Phew. You can really argue about such a thing and maybe the neighbor wins out. I’d rather not do that—at least not in your situation. Too risky for me.

So what’s so bad about the fence that the neighbor would win? I just want to look quietly, something anthracite and a bit more elegant than a double rod mat fence. But I don’t want to start a war because of it, can also look at alternatives, I just don’t understand why I couldn’t take this one, for example.

Think of a second double rod mat fence that you cover with privacy screening at the top. Open at the bottom and in front a bed with plants that provide protection below.

That looks strange, right? Or am I misunderstanding you? Do you mean I should build like that on the border with the neighbor?

Think of a second double slat fence that you cover with privacy screening at the top. Open at the bottom and in front a bed with plants that provide protection at the bottom

Looks strange, doesn’t it? Or am I misunderstanding you? Do you mean I should build like that at the boundary to the neighbor?