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That sounds quite harsh. It generally fits with the idea that “Europe is a museum, the US is a factory”. You aren’t allowed to mess up the museum, you’re just s
by porknubbins 6y ago
That sounds quite harsh. It generally fits with the idea that “Europe is a museum, the US is a factory”. You aren’t allowed to mess up the museum, you’re just supposed to appreciate it. However I can’t imagine that Germany doesn’t allow cabins, lake houses, weekend homes etc anywhere?
- tpmx 6y agoGermany has been very densely populated for a very long time. At the start of WW2 (82 years ago) Germany had a population of ~70M. Now it's 83M. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_European_Union#/media/File:Population_density_by_NUTS_3_region_(2017).svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_European_U... .. illustrates that Europe isn't this densely populated everywhere.
- jsilence 6y agoFor cabins, the property has to be zoned as a recreational space. On agricultural land the structure you build has to be with an agricultural purpose and you can only apply for such a building permit when you are a registered farmer. Pretty much everything is regulated in Germany which sucks at times, but also this is the reason why things work quite well even though we are densely populated.