Beauport Place, Le Chemin de Beau Port, St. Brelade: Planning Application P/2019/1263: Appeal Decision

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A decision made on 2 November 2020

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2020-0081			Application Reference: P/2019/1263
Decision Summary Title:	Appeal Decision – Beauport Place, Le Chemin de Beau Port, St Brelade		Date of Decision Summary:	14 October 2020
Decision Summary Author:	Principal Policy Planner – Strategic Policy, Planning and Performance		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	n/a
Written Report Title :	Inspector’s Report- Beauport Place		Date of Written Report:	14 September 2020
Written Report Author:	Philip Staddon BSc, Dip, MBA, MRTPI - Planning Inspector		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Appeal under Article 108 of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 against a decision to grant planning permission, P/2019/1257, for “Demolish existing external stairs to South-East elevation. Remove existing boulder water feature from South of the site. Remove sleepers and construct replacement walls to tiered garden to West of site” at Beauport Place, Le Chemin de Beau Port, St Brelade, JE3 8BX.
Decision: The Assistant Minister dismissed the appeal in the main and maintained the grant of planning permission with an additional condition as follows: Condition: The large granite boulders contained within the existing water feature to the south-west of the house shall not be cut, ground, or re-processed on the site to provide building material for the works hereby permitted. Reason: To define the scope of the development hereby permitted and for the avoidance of doubt.
Reason for Decision: The Assistant Minister agreed with the recommendations of the Inspector.
Resource Implications: None.
Action required: Request the Judicial Greffe to inform interested parties of the decision.
Signature: Deputy Gregory Guida		Position: Assistant Minister for the Environment
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):