Border development with a wall?

What you need:

• Declaration of consent from the neighbor
• Building permit
• architect

A border development with a wall is subject to approval in almost all federal states. You also need a declaration of consent from your neighbor. In this guide you will find out how to prepare and implement the construction of your wall.

How to prepare the border development with a wall

• Requirements for your wall are a building permit and a declaration of consent from your neighbor. You should prepare this first so that you can then start building the border with a wall. Border garages are an exception to this. For border garages the privilege of border development applies and you do not need the consent of your neighbors for this.
instagram viewer
• First, ask your neighbor for written consent. Also, once you've discussed this with an architect, let him know the planned height of the wall. There should be no nasty surprises for your neighbors after it has been erected.
• Then contact an architect who will plan the construction of the wall for you.
• The architect can then ask the building authorities up to what height you can build the wall and plan a construction according to this specification.


Property boundary - keep the distances correctly in the boundary buildings

Every property owner asks himself how he can build on the property line. It is …

• The architect then applies to the local building authority for a building permit. This application must be signed by an architect.
• As soon as you have received the building permit for the border development with a wall, construction can begin.

Things to know about the approval of a wall

• The border development with a wall is subject to approval in almost every federal state in Germany.
• A wall not only separates two properties from each other, but also takes away light from your neighbor and therefore Minimum distances and height requirements must be observed so as not to obstruct your neighbors with the border development disturb. Therefore, in addition to the building permit, the consent of the neighbors must be obtained.
• Note that buildings should regularly be kept at least three meters apart.
• You can also have the border development with a wall entered in the land register. In this way, the owner's rights are secured even after a sale and a neighborhood dispute can be of be averted from the outset if, for example, the new neighbor no longer agrees with the wall should. To do this, contact a notary.