So, anyone who has looked at property in Japan has probably run into article 42 or 43 properties. Basically, due to not meeting the default standard for road access, a property cannot be rebuilt without receiving special approval.
This can mean sacrificing property, by setting a new build back, or in some cases you need to apply for an exception.
All this is in the name of emergency egress.
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These plots are often cheaper and larger, as a result of their difficultly to sell. They are also often flagpole lots/旗竿地.
In cases, where a house HAS been rebuilt in the past via Article 43 – Paragraph 2 exceptions, does this approval carry forward? Or is this a can of worms to be avoided?
建築基準法43条2項第2号
by Choice_Vegetable557
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When we were looking we came across a few. The land often seemed larger on paper but a large portion of it is the ‘driveway’ up to the property (the ‘pole’). No one seemed to have a car port right at the entrance (presumably so the car isn’t next to a neighbours window or because the car door couldn’t be opened fully) so the car was parked infront of the house, meaning the driveway was pretty much useless and the car was parked in what could be the garden. We quickly ruled out this kind of property. I’m sure there are exceptions.
Considered it when I was looking for a land to build. Too much negatives. Yes, you can basically build new as long as a part of the land has access to a public road, but you end up paying for land where part of it is so narrow that you can’t build anything and can only be the driveway. And once you build, you’ll be surrounded by houses on all sides. No view, less sunlight, less wind passage. Overall not a good investment choice for your yen per land, nor a desirable plot to build, so we passed on that idea quickly.