Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the cantonal court could leave the first-instance cost allocation unchanged after the building request was withdrawn and the case became moot.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. Given the special circumstances, it was not arbitrary to treat neither side as clearly prevailing or losing and to maintain the lower court's cost split.
Extrahierte Begründung
The withdrawal did not make the applicants prevail, because the land would still be developed under a prior final permit held by another developer. The cantonal court could therefore consider the parties' prospects rather than apply a pure loser-pays rule.