Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the off-record meeting created a disqualifying recusal violation that required annulment of the permit decision.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The meeting violated the cantonal rules on off-record discussions and gave rise to a recusal issue, but the defect was not serious enough to require annulment because it was cured in the appeal proceedings.
Extrahierte Begründung
The court held that the neighbors were excluded from the meeting, but the defect was procedural only, the project change had been prompted independently, and no concrete influence on the outcome was shown. The higher-instance review cured the defect.