Questão jurídica principal
Whether the appellant was entitled to a public hearing under Article 6 ECHR
Decisão extraída
No public hearing was required because the dispute was purely legal and could be decided on the written record; the complaint was inadequately reasoned.
Fundamentação extraída
The matter raised no factual dispute requiring oral evidence or debate. Technical planning issues can be decided on the file, and the appellant did not show why a hearing was necessary.