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App. Ct. 250 (2024), the Court of Appeals confirmed the longstanding holding that \u201cdiminution in property value is an insufficient basis for standing unless it is \u2018derivative of or related to cognizable interests protected by the applicable zoning scheme.\u2019\u201d In <em>Pobeda<\/em>, the Appeals Court rejected Pobeda\u2019s claim that the general statement in the bylaw that included &#8220;conserving the value of land and buildings\u201d was sufficient to provide a cognizable interest protected by the bylaw.<\/p>\n<p>The Appeals Court found that the statement of purpose merely \u201csuggest[s] standards for the exercise of discretion where such discretion is otherwise provided. They are not themselves a source of discretion.\u201d <em>Pobeda<\/em>, at 253, <em>quoting<\/em> <em>McCaffrey v. Board of Appeals of Ipswich<\/em>, 4 Mass. App. Ct. 109, 112, (1976). The Appeals Court stated that Pobeda cited no other provision of the bylaw that protected individual economic interest and therefore, the broad language in the cited provision did not confer standing.<\/p>\n<p>The Appeals Court also rejected Pobeda\u2019s reliance on the other general statements the bylaw encouraged including the \u201cappropriate use of land\u201d and \u201creducing hazards,\u201d finding that these interests were sufficiently addressed by the project\u2019s compliance with the required setback set forth in the bylaw. <em>Pobeda<\/em>, at 254. 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