Key legal question
Whether a voluntary demolition and reconstruction is permissible under Art. 24d RPG / Art. 39 RPV for a building in a scattered-settlement area.
Extracted holding
No. Art. 39 RPV does not authorize a voluntary demolition and rebuild; the provision concerns changes to existing buildings and does not create a broader exception than Art. 24d RPG.
Extracted reasoning
The wording refers to changing existing buildings, maintaining the external appearance and basic structure, and not creating an unnecessary replacement building. The regulation is an implementation norm of Art. 24 lit. a RPG and cannot be read as permitting a broader regime for voluntary rebuilds; only Art. 24c RPG expressly allows rebuilds in a different context.