Living - What changes the state government is planning for construction
Lower Saxony's state government wants to simplify building with a number of changes. According to the Ministry of Construction, the law amending the relevant building regulations is to be passed by the state parliament by the summer of next year. The state government will provide information about the plans at a press conference in Hanover on Tuesday afternoon. What is it about?
The state government sees the housing market under pressure due to rising prices, interest rates, a shortage of skilled workers and supply difficulties. The amendment to the law is intended to make building easier, faster and therefore cheaper.
The demand for housing is also high in Lower Saxony. The housing market report presented in November showed that almost 237,000 additional homes will be needed in Lower Saxony by 2040. Construction Minister Olaf Lies (SPD) said at the presentation of the report: "We must once again create incentives for private capital or capital from companies to be invested in the creation of housing."
According to the Ministry of Construction, a core element of the amendment to the law is a simplification of conversion measures. For example, anyone who wants to extend the attic of a house or add a storey to a residential building should be able to do so more easily according to the plans. This means, for example, that owners will no longer have to install an elevator when extending a house by up to two storeys.
When residential buildings are erected, the obligation for parking spaces is to be dropped. On the other hand, there is to be an obligation for bicycle parking facilities for residential buildings.
Other plans include reducing the boundary distances for new builds. The regulations for small houses, so-called mobile tiny houses, are also to be improved. The aim here is to make it easier to move these houses to other locations.
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The state government in Lower Saxony recognizes the challenge of building new homes due to factors like rising prices, interest rates, and a shortage of skilled workers. Therefore, they plan to pass an amendment to the building regulations, aiming to make construction easier, faster, and more affordable. During a press conference in Hanover, the construction ministry will provide details about these plans, which include simplifying conversion measures and reducing the obligation for parking spaces in residential buildings.
Source: www.stern.de
