Key legal question
Whether the prior cantonal planning stage could be attacked in this permit appeal for lack of early EIA and participation
Extracted holding
No exceptional grounds justified reopening the approved land-use plan in this permit proceeding; those objections had to be raised against the plan itself.
Extracted reasoning
A zoning plan is normally challengeable only at adoption. The appellants did not show exceptional circumstances. The absence of a formal EIA at planning stage did not invalidate the plan, and reopening the procedure would be disproportionate.