Facts
The Federal Court dealt with complaints against Shoreline Protection Plan No. 9 of the municipality of Twann-Tüscherz, which prohibits the reconstruction of holiday homes on St. Peter's Island. St. Peter's Island is protected as a moor landscape of particular beauty and national importance. The appellants, owners of holiday homes on the island, requested the lifting of the reconstruction ban.Considerations
The Federal Court upheld the decisions of the lower instances and dismissed the appeals. It stated that the entire St. Peter's Island, including the moor-free holiday home area, belongs to the protected moor landscape. The reconstruction of the holiday homes would not be compatible with the protection objectives of the moor landscape protection, as the houses would form a foreign body in the largely undeveloped landscape and the recreational use would conflict with the objectives of moor biotope and moor landscape protection. Furthermore, the reconstruction…