Key legal question
Extent of judicial review in planning and building cases under the VRG
Extracted holding
Absent a contrary special rule, the Administrative Court has only limited review powers under §§ 152 ff. VRG.
Extracted reasoning
The new Planning and Building Act does not differ in this respect from the former Building Act; § 206 PBG corresponds to §§ 134 and 144 BauG. The review is therefore confined to whether the challenged decision is legally sustainable on the facts already alleged in the lower proceedings.