Setting up children's play equipment: Does the climbing frame need a building permit?

With a play tower or stilt house, children's dreams become reality. So that there is no trouble with the neighbors, you can find out here what is important if you want to set up a children's playground equipment. Normally, a stilt house does not require a building permit, but there are some, mostly local, rules to follow.

Owners are allowed to set up children's playground equipment without permission

A stilt house or a climbing frame from our wide range of products does not require a building permit. The building codes of the federal states do not classify children's playground equipment for the garden for private use as structures requiring approval. Nevertheless, you should check with your responsible building authority if you want to set up children's play equipment. There are two reasons for this:

• Some state building codes provide for a certain minimum distance to the neighboring property. Normally, children's playground equipment is not affected, but when it comes to a legal dispute, judges rule very differently. If you can set up your children's playground equipment with enough distance, you're on the safe side and no one can forbid your children from romping around.
  
  
• The local development plan may provide that no construction may be carried out at all in certain areas of the property. This applies to a simple doghouse as well as a play tower or a stilt house.

Tip: Not every neighbor is thrilled when children play and romp in the garden. To avoid disputes, it is recommended to place the stilt house or climbing frame in a secluded corner.

Even though the climbing frame does not require a building permit, you should talk to your neighbors about your plans beforehand. After all, the neighboring residents are definitely affected. Anyone who is asked and can express their concerns is much more open to the idea of setting up children's playground equipment than someone who is faced with a fait accompli.

Build a climbing frame as a tenant

Even if you are a tenant of an apartment or house with a garden, your children usually don't have to do without a stilt house or a climbing frame. This is because setting up children's playground equipment is part of the contractual use under certain conditions. Here's what you should keep in mind:

• If you have the sole right to use the garden as a tenant of a house or a ground floor apartment, it is allowed to set up playground equipment such as a sandpit, a swing or a climbing frame.
  
  
• In a shared garden, you can set up a children's playground if the garden is large enough. If there is not enough space for the other tenants, your children will unfortunately have to do without.
  
  
• If structural changes are necessary in order to be able to set up children's play equipment, the landlord must give his consent. You are not allowed to redesign the garden on your own, for example by removing hedges or beds or cutting down trees.
  
  
• The landlord may demand that you remove the climbing frame or stilt house after moving out and repair any existing damage to the floor.

Well prepared to set up a children's playground equipment

Although a climbing frame or stilt house does not require a building permit, you should still be well prepared if you want to set up children's play equipment.

• Check with the building authority for local regulations.
  
  
• Owners should also inform their neighbours about the project.
  
  
• As a tenant, it is highly recommended to obtain the landlord's consent.
  
  
• In the case of a community garden, the co-tenants should also agree.

 

In our offer you are sure to find the right children's playground equipment for your garden. After setting up, invite the neighbors' children to play. Not only is it better to romp together, there will also be fewer complaints if everyone is allowed to play.