Key legal question
Whether the neighboring objectors had standing to bring an administrative court complaint on aesthetic grounds.
Extracted holding
Yes. Under § 12 VRG, nearby owners were sufficiently affected, and aesthetic provisions could protect at least ideational and also material interests.
Extracted reasoning
The court interpreted the cantonal standing rule in line with Art. 103 lit. a OG; actual, practical, economic or ideational interests are enough. The neighbors' proximity to the project established the required relation to the subject matter.