Facts
The appellant [X.] is the owner of a private residential house and a multi-family house, which are located opposite the planned youth centre in Ermatingen. He filed an objection to the building application, as he feared that the youth centre would lead to excessive noise emissions. The Political Municipality of Ermatingen applied for the building permit to convert the former freight shed at the Ermatingen train station into a youth centre. The Department of Construction and Environment of the Canton of Thurgau granted the building permit subject to conditions, such as a limitation of the opening hours. The Administrative Court of the Canton of Thurgau dismissed the appellant's appeal against this decision. Thereupon, [X.] filed an administrative court appeal with the Federal Supreme Court.Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court sets aside the judgment of the Administrative Court and remands the case for a new assessment to the Administrative Court. The reason for this is that the Administrative Court has not sufficiently clarified the issue of noise emissions. It has assumed that no significant disturbances are to be expected, but has not taken into account the criteria for compliance with the planning values…