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Agricultural-zone serres: replacement not a mere renovation

ATA/427/1998Court of Justice / Administrative ChamberJul 28, 1998Dismissed

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Omnilex summary

The court held that replacing plastic greenhouses with metal structures was not a simple renovation but a partial transformation or enlargement, because the work did not preserve the installation's essential identity in extent and external appearance. It further held that a derogation under Art. 24 para. 2 LAT was unavailable, since the intended cultivation of potted plants under artificial lighting and heating did not match the purposes of the agricultural zone. The request was therefore rejected.

Omnilex headnote

Art. 24 al. 2 LAT; agricultural-zone derogation and notion of transformation/renovation: a work qualifies as a permissible transformation only if it preserves the object’s identity in its essential traits, in particular its extent and external appearance. Replacement of plastic greenhouses by metal structures, where the outward character and scope of the installation are altered, is not a mere renovation but a partial transformation or enlargement. A derogation is furthermore excluded where the intended use, such as intensive cultivation of potted plants under artificial lighting and heating, is incompatible with the agricultural purpose of the zone.

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Descripteurs

CONSTRUCTION ET INSTALLATION; SERRE; AMENAGEMENT DU TERRITOIRE; AUGMENTATION(EN GENERAL); RENOVATION D'IMMEUBLE; PERMIS DE CONSTRUIRE; CONFORMITE A LA ZONE; TRAVAUX SOUMIS A AUTORISATION; AUTORISATION DEROGATOIRE(EN GENERAL); ZONE AGRICOLE; TPE

Normes

LAT.24 al.2

Résumé

Le remplacement de serres en plastique par des zones en métal ne peut être assimilé à une rénovation, mais plutôt à une rénovation liée à un agrandissement ou à une transformation partielle. "La transformation doit sauvegarder dans ses traits essentiels l'étendue et l'apparence extérieure de l'ouvrage, autrement dit son identité". Une dérogation au sens de l'article 24 alinéa 2 LAT ne peut être accordée, d'autant que la culture de plante en pots et dans des conditions artificielles (éclairage et chauffage) ne correspond pas aux buts de la zone agricole.

Keywords

zoningbuilding permitgreenhouseagricultural zonerenovationtransformationderogationland-use planning

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether replacing plastic greenhouses with metal structures qualifies as a renovation rather than an extension or partial transformation.

Extracted holding

The replacement cannot be treated as a mere renovation; it is a renovation linked to an enlargement or a partial transformation because the work does not preserve the object's essential extent and external appearance.

Extracted reasoning

A transformation must preserve the work's identity in its essential features, including its extent and outward appearance. That condition was not met here.

Key legal question

Whether a derogation under Art. 24 para. 2 LAT may be granted for the intended use in the agricultural zone.

Extracted holding

No derogation could be granted, since cultivating potted plants under artificial lighting and heating does not correspond to the purposes of the agricultural zone.

Extracted reasoning

The planned use is incompatible with the agricultural-zone purpose, so the statutory conditions for a derogation were not satisfied.

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