Questão jurídica principal
Whether the cantonal court lawfully dismissed the denial-of-justice complaint as moot after the planning decision was finally issued.
Decisão extraída
The complaint should not have been treated as moot in the circumstances because no effective remedy remained to raise the delay claim in time.
Fundamentação extraída
The applicant had plausibly alleged a violation of the right to a hearing within a reasonable time. Because the appellate court waited until only a few days remained to challenge the main decision, the later ordinary appeal was not an effective remedy for the delay complaint. The court therefore had to decide the denial-of-justice complaint on the merits.