Key legal question
Whether the appeal against the 2004 building permit was filed in time despite defective service to VCS
Extracted holding
The appeal period did not remain open until 2007; after visible conversion and a 2005 site visit, VCS had enough indications to inquire and act earlier.
Extracted reasoning
Under good faith and legal certainty, a third party not properly notified must act once it has sufficient indications of a relevant decision. Here, the conversion was externally visible and VCS had concrete clues from its prior dealings and the 2005 visit, so waiting until 2007 was too late.