Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the Federal Court should uphold the cantonal ruling annulling the special plan instead of a general zoning-plan amendment.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The cantonal court could lawfully require the project to be handled through a general zoning-plan amendment because the plan special was not the proper instrument for an assessment of the project’s overall spatial impact.
Extrahierte Begründung
Under Neuchâtel law and planning principles, the general plan has priority where it can be used, because it enables a global weighing of interests; a special plan should not bypass that level when the project affects the spatial structure significantly.