Station-service incompatible with the binding zoning plan

ATA/288/1997Court of Justice / Administrative ChamberMay 6, 1997Dismissed

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Omnilex summary

The case concerned a proposed service-station construction project in a zone governed by an existing special land-use plan. The court held that a project that manifestly deviates from the plan in force cannot be authorized. The application was therefore refused. The only cited norm was LALAT art. 13, which formed the basis for the planning review.

Omnilex headnote

LALAT art. 13; construction permit incompatible with a binding special land-use plan may not be granted. Where a project manifestly departs from the local development plan or special zoning scheme in force, the competent authority must refuse authorization; the binding nature of the plan prevails over the applicant’s request. The court confirms that the permit authority has no discretion to validate a project that is plainly contrary to the applicable planning framework (consid. not stated).

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Descripteurs

CONSTRUCTION ET INSTALLATION; STATION-SERVICE; PLAN D'AFFECTATION SPECIAL; TPE

Normes

LALAT.13

Résumé

Le projet de construction d'une station service qui s'écarte manifestement du plan localisé de quartier en force dans la zone concernée ne saurait être autorisé.

Keywords

planningconstruction permitservice stationspecial land-use planzoning complianceauthorization refusal

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether the construction permit for the planned service station could be granted despite its manifest inconsistency with the binding special land-use plan.

Extracted holding

No. A project that clearly departs from the binding local development plan in force for the area cannot be authorized.

Extracted reasoning

The decisive consideration is the binding effect of the special land-use plan; where the project is manifestly incompatible with that plan, authorization must be refused.

Station-service incompatible with the binding zoning planAI generated