Millemont, Les Varines, St, Saviour

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A decision made (30.11.07) to maintain refusal of the planning application for Millemont, Les Varines, St. Saviour.

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2007-0294		Application Number: P/2007/0147 (If applicable)
Decision Summary Title :	Millemont, Les Varines - Request for re-consideration of Refusal of Planning Permission	Date of Decision Summary:		25.Nov 2007
Decision Summary Author:	John Nicholson	Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)		Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written	Person Giving Oral Report:		N/A
Written Report Title :	Millemont, Les Varines - Request for re-consideration of Refusal of Planning Permission	Date of Written Report:		13 Nov 2007
Written Report Author:	John Nicholson	Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)		Public
Subject: Millemont, Les Varines, St. Saviour - Convert garden store into 2 bed dwelling.
Decision(s): At a public meeting held on the 23rd November 2007 the Minister decided to maintain the refusal of Planning Permission. (if it can be demonstrated that the property can be served by a tight-tank then the third reason for refusal would not longer stand.)
Reason(s) for Decision: 1. The application is inappropriate development in the Countryside Zone, contrary to Policy C6 of the Jersey Island Plan 2002, in that it proposes the creation of a new residential unit with associated curtilage which does not comply with the principles of sustainability which underwrite the policy objectives. 2. The subject building is not suitable for conversion, being of an inappropriate construction and design, as such the application is contrary to Policy C6 and G3 of the Jersey Island Plan 2002. 3. The proposed development would rely on a septic tank and soakaway / private sewage treatment plant, which could create unacceptable risks of groundwater pollution, contrary to Policy NR2 of the Jersey Island Plan 2002.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Notify Agent and other interested parties
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