What is a dwelling within zoning guidelines?
A dwelling within zoning guidelines is one that is located in a specific environment, reserved for certain activities. In other words, it means that your home is in keeping with the environment or area where it is located.
A dwelling within zoning guidelines must meet certain criteria:
- The occupant must carry on an agricultural activity, at least as a secondary occupation.
- Simply engaging in farming activity as a hobby does not qualify.
- This relates to any area that is coloured yellow on the regional plans.
If no agricultural activity takes place and the regional plan indicates that the dwelling is located in an agricultural zone, it is considered to be inconsistent with the zoning plan.
Legislation and advantages
The legislation for dwellings within zoning guidelines is structured very differently than that for those that are inconsistent with them. A zoning-consistent dwelling is subject to fewer restrictions regarding volume.
For dwellings that are inconsistent with the zoning plan, the well-known maximum limit of 1000 m³ for rebuilding often applies, provided that the previous construction was or is deemed to have been given planning permission.
For dwellings within zoning guidelines, however, local building regulations can be taken as the basis.
When applying for planning permission, it must be stated that it is for a farmer’s dwelling. For extensions, supply and demand are calculated, as they can be regarded as an extension of a professional activity outside industrial estates.
The process
Building a zoning-consistent dwelling with Magnus Villas
- Enquiring about the applicable building regulations.
- Coming up with a design based on these regulations and the customer’s wishes.
- Discussion of plans with the local municipality or city.
- Submission of planning permission request.
- If it is already clear from the design in the first phase that a substantial extension is involved, the local authority is sounded out on this too.
- Submission of application for planning permission.
Advantage: this entire process ensures that any comments from the local authority can be taken into account before the planning permission application is submitted, ensuring that the normal timing for applications is adhered to.
