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Site Plan for the Building Application

What a compliant site plan must contain, who prepares it – and how to download the true-to-scale map and context base as PDF, DWG or DXF in minutes.

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Basics

Two Site Plans – One Building Application

Official Site Plan

The verified map base

An extract from the land register showing boundaries, parcels and neighbouring buildings. It is issued by a publicly appointed surveyor (ÖbVI) or the cadastral office and is the legally binding basis of the building application.

Qualified Site Plan

Your project on the plan

The designer adds the planned building, dimensions, setback areas and use figures to the official base. This is where we supply the true-to-scale vector and context base.

Note: the official site plan is issued by the surveyor (ÖbVI). We supply map, figure-ground and context bases – fast, true-to-scale, as vector files.

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Parcels & cadastre by federal state

The official site plan is based on the extract from the cadastral map (ALKIS) – with parcel boundaries and parcel numbers. Requirements and building-submission regulations differ by federal state.

Note: This information initially refers to Germany. Other countries have different rules and authorities – a country-specific guide will follow.

Building application outside Germany? A dedicated guide for Austria, Switzerland and other countries will follow.

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Find parcels & boundaries

Search your property's address and see the official parcel boundaries and numbers directly on the map – as a reference for the cadastral map extract.

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Cadastral data © GeoBasis-DE / state survey · dl-de/by-2-0 · base map © OpenStreetMap. Coverage currently selected federal states.

Checklist

What the site plan must contain

Scale & north arrow

Usually 1:500 (1:1000 for large plots), true-to-scale and with a north arrow.

Plot boundaries & parcels

Cadastral boundaries, parcel numbers and neighbouring buildings.

Planned project

Outlines of the building project with dimensions and distances to the plot boundaries.

Setback areas

Representation of the setback areas per the state building code.

Use figures

Site occupancy / floor area ratio, sealed and planted areas, height data.

Access & utilities

Access roads, parking spaces, supply and disposal lines.

The exact requirements are set by the building submission ordinance of your federal state.

How SCHWARZPLAN.eu helps

The plan base – instant & true-to-scale

For design, presentation and competitions you need a clean, true-to-scale map and context base. That is exactly what we supply: figure-ground and site plans from official geodata – as vector files you can use directly in CAD and QGIS.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about the Site Plan

What is a site plan for a building application?

The site plan is a mandatory building submission. It shows the plot with boundaries, parcels, neighbouring buildings and the planned project – true-to-scale, usually at 1:500. A distinction is made between the official site plan (the map base from the land register) and the qualified or project-related site plan built on top of it, into which the designer enters the project.

Official or qualified site plan – which do I need?

For a building application you usually need both: the official site plan as the verified base and the qualified site plan that shows the project, dimensions and setback areas. Exactly what is required is set by the building submission ordinance of your federal state.

Who may prepare a site plan for a building application?

The official site plan is prepared by a publicly appointed surveyor (ÖbVI) or the cadastral office. The qualified site plan is drawn on that basis by the submission-authorised designer (architect). SCHWARZPLAN.eu supplies the true-to-scale map and context base for this – not the official site plan itself.

What scale must the site plan use?

1:500 is standard. For very large plots 1:1000 is permitted. What matters is that the plan is true-to-scale – which is why we supply every plan as vector data (PDF, DWG, DXF) that you can scale without loss and process further in CAD.

What does a site plan cost?

The official site plan from a surveyor usually costs several hundred euros, depending on the state and plot. The map and context bases from SCHWARZPLAN.eu, by contrast, are available as an instant download at a fixed price – and many outlines and geodata are even free.

Can I create a site plan online?

The base, yes: you can download the context plan, figure-ground plan and true-to-scale vector maps directly online here and edit them further in QGIS or CAD. The legally binding official site plan for the building permit, however, is always issued by a surveyor (ÖbVI).

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