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A decision made (21/08/2006) regarding Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Historical and Archaeological Importance: Review of Registration - Fauvic Barm, La Grande Route des Sablons, Grouville.

Subject:	Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Historical and Archaeological Importance: Review of registration – Fauvic Barn, La Grande Route des Sablons, Grouville
Decision reference:	MD-PE-2006-0102	Exempt clause(s):		Report not exempt, but one attachment exempt under 3.2.1 (b)
Type of report (oral or written):	Written/oral	Report file ref:		3/04/02/01/Ministerial Reports
Person giving report (if oral): Historic Buildings Officer/ Curator of Historic Buildings
Written report – author: Curator of Historic Buildings
Written Report Title: Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey – review of the registration of Fauvic Barn, La Grande Route des Sablons, Grouville.
Decision(s): Fauvic Barn, La Grande Route des Sablons, Grouville shall be retained on the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey and upgraded to a proposed Site of Special Interest.
Reason(s) for decision: Fauvic Barn satisfies the published criteria for registration as a pSSI, in particular the criteria for the historic interest of the interior that states that pSSI is appropriate “where the interior, or part of it, is associated with a significant event in Jersey’s history…particularly when the interior concerned has survived with little significant change.” The registration of Fauvic Barn as a pSSI is in accordance with Interim Policy HB2 which states ‘Designation of buildings of architectural or historical importance as Sites of Special Interest will normally be limited to those whose authentic fabric, plan form, interior features or historical associations of the interior contribute to their special archaeological, architectural, artistic, cultural, historical, or traditional interest.’
Action required:  Amend the Historic Building Register  Issue notification letter to owner  Notify Development Control – Rural Section of decision  Review the registration status of the whole site of the Fauvic embarkation point, including the Belair farmhouse, relative to the criteria for SSI designation.
Signature: (Minister/ Assistant Minister)			Date of Decision:

Fauvic Barn, Grouville: Review of Registration - Historic Buildings Register.

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A decision made (21/08/2006) regarding Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Historical and Archaeological Importance: Review of Registration - Fauvic Barm, La Grande Route des Sablons, Grouville.