Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the 1996 regulation change caused material expropriation requiring compensation
Decisione estratta
The prior plan-quartier requirement alone did not rule out a very probable near-term construction use; the cantonal court had to examine whether the new non-buildability amounted to a compensable declassification or non-zoning.
Motivazione estratta
A plan of quartier under Neuchâtel law was only a simplified planning step and, given the parcel's size, regular shape, access, and equipment, it should not have been treated as a decisive legal obstacle to construction.