Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the appellant had standing to challenge setback reductions and building-distance issues
Decisione estratta
Standing was lacking for complaints about reduced distances to other buildings on the plot and about townscape/esthetic concerns, but standing existed for the floor-area ratio issue.
Motivazione estratta
Setback rules protect neighboring interests only for immediately adjacent neighbors; the appellant’s parcels were separated from the project by a stream and were not shown to be directly affected. Esthetic and townscape norms primarily protect public interests. By contrast, floor-area limits protect neighboring interests through density, traffic, emissions, and open-space impacts.