Question juridique clé
Whether Pro Natura Aargau had party status and a right to compensation in the proceedings.
Solution extraite
Pro Natura Aargau was properly admitted as a respondent because it was a co-applicant and owner of part of the affected parcels; as a successful party it could claim compensation under cantonal procedural law.
Motifs extraits
Its interests in realizing the project opposed those of the appellant, and the canton, not Pro Natura, remained the authority granting the permits.