In the beginning of this year I learned that you can protest legally, so when it was announced in the 'Tagblatt', the newspaper produced by the city, I sent my protest, claiming loss of greenery in the city (referring to 'Grün Stadt Zürich's website), loss of space for animals and insects as well as noise, dirt and a garage exit about one meter from the border to "my" house.
Unfortunately I had misunderstood (and taken the wrong advice) so the protest was not valid. It was sent too early. You have to wait until the building permit is issued, then you can protest.
However, my letter had been read by both the owner of the plots and the construction guy, so I got a visit from him and the gardener. They presented their plans for planting new trees and bushes after the building had been erected, and promised that it would be beautiful. Right! The fact that they were planning on taking down loads of healthy trees wasn't mentioned.
After that I heard that the new owners of the house above mine also planned to protest, and I felt that maybe we together have a chance after all...
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