Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the approved line variant and rejection of partial cabling over Rüteli violated landscape-protection and proportionality requirements.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The lower courts correctly held that the landscape gain from the short cable section was too limited to justify the significant additional life-cycle costs.
Extrahierte Begründung
The Court accepted the findings that the area was already heavily preloaded, that the cable option would still require four end masts, and that the project would remain about twice as expensive over its life cycle. Given the limited protective value for the landscape object and the weight of the expert authorities, the balancing was not objectionable.