Key legal question
Whether the refusal of the billboard permits under § 238 PBG was arbitrary and violated economic freedom
Extracted holding
The refusal was based on a defensible application of § 238 PBG and did not violate economic freedom.
Extracted reasoning
The authorities could rely on the existing unbuilt green surroundings; the billboards would appear as foreign bodies and an excessive concentration of advertising was not unreasonable. The restriction had a legal basis and was proportionate.