Key legal question
Whether Helvetia Nostra had standing to appeal against the building permit.
Extracted holding
Standing was recognized, because the organization is entitled to appeal in nature and landscape protection matters and the project concerned a federal task.
Extracted reasoning
The Federal Court relied on its principles of 22 May 2013 and held that a second-home permit in a commune subject to Art. 75b Cst. falls within a task of the Confederation, making the organization's appeal admissible.