Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the objectors lost party status and appeal standing by not participating in the cantonal appeal against the commune's refusal.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No; in the circumstances, silence could only be understood as отказ of participation in the appeal submissions, not as abandonment of the objections or party status in the building-permit proceedings.
Extrahierte Begründung
The commune had not resolved the objections because it refused the permit on other grounds. The directorate then granted the permit without addressing the unresolved objections. Given the initial lack of detriment to the objectors and the wording of the notice, a waiver of the objections could not be inferred in good faith.