Question juridique clé
Whether the poultry fattening hall was permissible in agricultural zone as internal farm development under Art. 16a para. 2 LAT and Art. 36 para. 1 OAT.
Solution extraite
Yes. The court held that the project was necessary for the farm's long-term viability and therefore qualified as internal development.
Motifs extraits
The farm's current income, without the hall, would barely cover family needs and would not meet debt servicing. Given future family and financial developments, the additional income was prudently found indispensable to maintain the business long term.