Site plan in Germany
In Germany, the site plan, called the amtlicher Lageplan, required for a Bauantrag is itself an official surveyed document — only the Katasteramt or a publicly appointed surveyor may produce and seal it.
Can you draw it yourself in Germany? #
No — not the official one. The amtlicher Lageplan is a mandatory part of the building-application documents (Bauvorlagen) under the Bauvorlagenverordnung of the relevant Bundesland, and only the Katasteramt / Vermessungsamt or a publicly appointed surveyor (öffentlich bestellter Vermessungsingenieur, ÖbVI) may produce and seal it. It is based on an on-site survey.
If your project needs a Bauantrag, you need to order this document. Drawblueprint cannot replace it.
What the amtlicher Lageplan contains #
It is drawn from the Liegenschaftskataster maintained by the county or city cadastre office, and shows:
- Property boundaries
- Setback areas (Abstandsflächen)
- Building heights
- Neighbouring buildings
A simple Lageplan — a plain cadastral extract showing boundaries and buildings without dimensions — is a different, cheaper document. It can be enough for a pre-application (Bauvoranfrage) or for exempt works, but not for a full Bauantrag.
Where to order it #
From the Katasteramt / Vermessungsamt of your city or county, or from an ÖbVI. Rules and fees vary by Bundesland — in Munich, for example, the digital official Lageplan is ordered from GeodatenService München.
Reference: Bavarian State Office for Digitisation, Broadband and Surveying (LDBV).
What you can still draw yourself #
Even where the official Lageplan must be ordered, you may need other simple drawings — sketches for a Bauvoranfrage, layouts for works that are exempt from a permit (verfahrensfreie Vorhaben under the state Bauordnung), or a clear drawing to discuss with your surveyor or architect before commissioning work.
Check with your local Bauamt which of your documents must be official and which may be your own.
Drawblueprint.com — draw simple building documents yourself #
Drawblueprint is for the drawings you are allowed to make yourself: scaled plans with a correct title block and dimensioned distances, easier than CAD and more capable than a general drawing program. It does not produce an amtlicher Lageplan.
Many use Drawblueprint to for planning where to lay pipes on their property, for facade drawings, for communication with contractors, and other quick drawings that are useful.
Go to https://app.drawblueprint.com/sign-up to get started. Drawblueprint is free to try.
