Vacant lot vs. new development area - how to decide?

That's exactly what I wanted to bring up again:
Here the situation and neighbors are now being discussed centrally, but both plots are actually quite small. You really have to know very well how to build on them to make the best possible use of the property.

Is there any preference on your part? Driveway, entrance, orientation, view, soil conditions pro/con basement, development plan?
Do the 15m2 difference make a noticeable impact?

And is the price difference of almost 20k financially completely irrelevant, or could you then implement extras on the house/garden in the building gap that you would actually like but couldn’t afford in the new development area due to the higher land costs?

And an old trick: toss a coin – when the coin is in the air, most people know which side they hope for and the decision is made

The plans are basically finalized for both plots and the general contractor is already settled for us. We could live with both designs – of course, since it’s our planning...
As average earners, we do have to watch our money and the 20k does make a difference for us. However, compromises on the property can’t be corrected later. If in the end we feel more comfortable with the new development area, then we would take the extra money in hand – but we’d have to make cuts elsewhere or postpone measures longer.

Plot sizes under 500 sqm are now normal here, the municipality simply wants to offer as many plots as possible while using as little land as possible.
The largest plot in the new development area is, I believe, only "630 sqm," but you have to be able to afford that first. Here in our rural area, not everyone comes home with at least 2,500,- net.

Would the missing development plan and building according to § 34 of the Building Code actually have any disadvantages?

Would the missing development plan and building according to § 34 of the Building Code actually have any disadvantages?

If I remember correctly, you can then only build with a building permit and not with a building notification ... = takes a bit more time and money ...

Well, what I have observed quite often there:

You watch too much TV. The mentioned type of houses mainly attracts fearless Poles without any list dog and grill fetish – but friendly, unpretentious, and with two right hands – that is, low-maintenance neighbors whose housewives don’t hold "Best Bitch forever" contests. And Marek is even allowed to join in.

The plans are actually completed for both plots and the general contractor is already fixed for us. We could live with both drafts – of course, it’s our own planning...

Then just show them here. That way the discussion can be put on a qualified basis.

34 can have disadvantages. It very much depends on the interpretation of the building authority. Size, ridge direction, roof, building window, etc. With only settlement houses in the neighborhood, it probably won't work with 2-story cubic.

We were facing the same consideration, but the building gap offered us a huge financial advantage and significantly faster availability.

At first, I was more in favor of a new development area; I also thought about our children who would probably automatically find friends of the same age there. However, from my own experience, these village friendships end anyway at the latest when it comes to secondary school – and until then, our little one will be able to walk to her primary school and kindergarten in three minutes. We also already have a circle of friends with many little kids, so we don’t necessarily "need" a new, large environment for the children or for us.

So we are now building in the gap and are looking forward to small walks to the bakery and to living practically opposite the sports field. But in the end, everything has its pros and cons.

I consider it a major part of my quality of life that I don't need a car for every trip (I actually don't need one at all). That's why I also work a bit less and have lots of free time. I have recently been living in an apartment in a new development area. All the apartments are bought or rented by foreigners. The houses in the area are about half [foreign-owned]. You should update your prejudices a bit. On average, foreigners have a lower income, but there are plenty of people/foreigners/[Cliché filler] with sufficiently high incomes to afford a house. Previously, I lived in a suburban district that, with the generation change, also developed into a multicultural district. That is not always nice, but it only lasts a few years. Cities and villages change. What is now a new development area will in 10 years be a rather uninteresting wasteland of streets and houses. With well-earning, but rather less relaxed people. And as for annoying neighbors: well-earning locals are consistently much less tolerant than people from other cultures. Their tolerance also gives you freedom yourself.