When will the property be fully developed?

Hello everyone,

we are about to purchase a plot of land. The plot is being divided from an existing plot on which a house stands. It is in an old part of the city (not a new development area).
All utilities (gas, electricity, water...) are available in the street at the property boundary but not on the plot itself.

Is the plot now considered fully developed or not? I read somewhere that the lines (blind pipes) must be on the property.
Will it be much more expensive in our case if the blind pipes are missing?

Fully developed applies "on the property," inside the house must be developed, this is the internal development to the utility lines and must always be paid for separately ( -> Versorgungsanschlüsse)

For us, it was also in the street in front of the property and was considered fully connected. Our general contractor said he had encountered all sorts of things under "fully connected," ranging from far inside the property, to your case, to somewhere nearby but not directly in the street in front of the property. So it seems there is no clear definition. If it is a corner lot, it can be advantageous anyway to have to lay it from the street. For example, we placed our house at a spot on the property that the municipality certainly had not intended (but luckily was not excluded in the development plan), so the connections would have been about 30m away from the house inside the property. In this way, including the street, it was not even 10m.

Will it be much more expensive in our case if the service ducts are missing?

Yes, of course it will be more expensive, as additional transfer shafts / shut-off valves may need to be installed, the street has to be opened and closed again, and the path is simply longer. Development is always somewhat individual, the only help is: call local utilities, ask about prices, inquire about services (some utilities offer with earthworks, some without, some up to e.g. 12m, and so on). Then you know what additional earthworks and pipe laying you will need, which you can, for example, commission through your shell builder. That way you get a complete sum, it will easily be five figures. All utilities charge at least €1000 connection fee plus various preliminary inquiries, connection approvals, and final inspections, wastewater usually also requires tightness testing or even camera inspection. Telekom/cable network providers may require the installation of special (and expensive) pull wire ducts. Transfer shafts for rainwater and wastewater alone each cost about €2,000-5,000 if necessary. Well, it all adds up like that, and in the end everything gets more expensive because the price quotes were of course all net, "because as a builder you have to understand that" (sic!). :-(

Well, the costs don’t have to be that extreme. They do lie in the five-figure range, but just barely. You just have to factor that in accordingly.

Well, the costs don't have to be that extreme. They are indeed also five-figure, but just barely. You just have to factor that in accordingly.

They don't have to be, but they can. Our potential plot of land is also considered fully developed, even though the connection lines for fresh water, combined sewage, electricity, and telephone are a few meters away in the street in front of the plot. In addition, there is an extended connection path (about 30m), and according to the construction company, this results in around 7,000 - 8,000 euros in additional costs (fortunately a duplex, so the costs are shared).