Facts
The Federal Court decides on the administrative court appeals of Coop Bern and some neighbors against the judgment of the Administrative Court of the Canton of Bern regarding the granting of a building and catering permit for the construction of a shopping center with a restaurant, underground parking, and apartments in Belp.
The Administrative Court had imposed additional conditions on the permit in order to limit noise and air pollutant emissions. Both Coop Bern and the neighbors have appealed against these conditions.
Considerations
The Federal Court partially upholds the appeal of Coop Bern and dismisses the appeal of the neighbors.
It considers the obligation to collect parking fees for customer parking spaces to be a permissible operating regulation within the meaning of Art. 12 para. 1 lit. c EPA, as there is a sufficiently close connection between the parking facilities and the…