If you would like to know whether your property could be used as a building plot in the future, you should consult the land use plan of your town or municipality.

The land use plan shows how and for what purpose (development, traffic, agriculture, nature conservation, forestry, recreation, etc.) the land in a municipality is to be used. Together with the development plans, the so-called binding urban land-use planning, it is the most important instrument of municipal planning sovereignty. As a preparatory urban land-use plan, it does not yet have any direct legal effect on third parties, unlike the development plan. No one can derive any claims from the land use plan, in particular not the right to planning permission. However, it does represent a binding planning program for the municipality and other authorities.

In addition to the municipal departments, the public agencies (e.g. supply and disposal service providers), the neighboring municipalities and - last but not least - the citizens of the town or municipality are involved in the development of the land use plan (preparation procedure).