Facts
The cities of Dietikon and Schlieren as well as the municipalities of Bergdietikon, Geroldswil, Oberengstringen, Oetwil an der Limmat, Urdorf and Weiningen filed an appeal against the transport structure plan adopted by the Zurich Cantonal Council, which designated a transshipment terminal for combined freight transport in the Niderfeld in Dietikon. They requested the removal of this designation from the structure plan.
The Federal Supreme Court accepted the appeal, as the appellant municipalities, as holders of sovereign power, are affected in their powers and duties by the structure plan designation and have a legitimate interest in the revocation or amendment of the structure plan.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court dismissed the appeal. It concluded that the requirements of the Spatial Planning Act regarding the participation procedure were met and that the Canton of Zurich did not violate any federal law provisions in the structure plan designation for the transshipment terminal in Dietikon.
Although the site is merely noted as an "interim result" in the Federal Transport Sector Plan and is not bindingly designated, the structure plan designation is nevertheless in line with the overarching goals and…