(a)
(1) Any applicant aggrieved by the determination of the historic district commission, within thirty (30) days after the making of the decision, may appeal to the chancery court of the county wherein the property is located.
(2) The court shall hear all pertinent evidence and shall annul the determination of the commission if it finds the reasons given for the determination to be unsupported by the evidence or to be insufficient in law and may make such other decree as justice and equity may require.
(b) The remedy provided by this section shall be exclusive; but the applicant shall have all rights of appeal as in other equity cases.