Hillside Cottage, Le Vier Mont, Grouville: Request for re-consideration by determined by Minister

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A decision made 17 May 2013:

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2013-0050			Application Number: P/2012/1488 (If applicable)
Decision Summary Title :	Hillside Cottage, Le Vier Mont,Grouville, Jersey, JE3 9DS		Date of Decision Summary:		16 May 2013
Decision Summary Author:	Senior Planner – Appeals - J Gladwin		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)		Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	Request for Reconsideration Report		Date of Written Report:		03 April 2013
Written Report Author:	Senior Planner – Appeals - J Gladwin		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)		Public
Subject: Hillside Cottage, Le Vier Mont, Grouville, Jersey, JE3 9DS Demolish existing dwelling. Construct 1 No. dwelling. REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION of refusal of planning permission.
Decision(s): The Minister maintained Refusal of Planning Permission. This Request for Reconsideration (RFR) was referred to the Minister following a tied decision at the Planning Applications Panel Meeting of 28 March 2013. The RFR was subsequently presented at the next available Ministerial Meeting of 19 April 2013. At this Ministerial Meeting the Agent and Applicant spoke in favour of the planning application and the Historic Environment officer spoke against the application. The Minister decided to defer the RFR application so as to undertake a site visit. This site visit was conducted on 10 May 2013 and representations were heard on site from the Agent, Applicant and Historic Environment Officer. On the 16 May 2013, having considered all of the representations received both verbally and in writing and having conducted a site visit, the Minister made his decision to Maintain the Refusal of planning permission for the same reason as originally refused (please see Reason for Decision below)
Reason(s) for Decision: 1. The proposed development would result in the unacceptable demolition of a building included on the Minister for the Environments Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey as a Potential Listed Building, contrary to Policies SP4, HE1, GD1 and GD2 of the 2011 Island Plan.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Notify Agent, Applicant and all other interested parties
Signature: Deputy R C Duhamel		PLeg / AS Initials		Position: Minister for Planning and Environment
Date Signed:				Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):