Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the municipal councillor had to recuse himself from the plan publication decision
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. Because he had substantially prepared the plan in a private/mandated capacity, he had a direct personal interest and should already have withdrawn at the publication stage.
Extrahierte Begründung
A member who helped draft the plan cannot impartially separate public and private interests; such a serious violation of the duty to recuse is normally an absolute ground for annulment.