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A decision made 1 November 2010 regarding: Reg’s Skips Limited – Planning Applications R.118/2010: Compensation and Further Action P.130/2010 – Fourth and Fifth Amendments – P.130/2010 Amd (4) & (5) – Comments by the Minister for Planning and Environment. Minister for Treasury and Resources - Comments.

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2010-0157
Decision Summary Title:	Comments on Reg’s Skips Limited – Planning Applications (R.118/2010): Compensation And Further Action (P.130/2010) – Fourth And Fifth Amendments – (P.130/2010 Amd(4)&(5)) – Comments by the Minister for Planning and Environment		Date of Decision Summary:	27 October 2010
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Decision support		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Comments Reg’s Skips Limited – Planning Applications (R.118/2010): Compensation And Further Action (P.130/2010) – Fourth And Fifth Amendments – (P.130/2010 Amd(4)&(5)) – Comments by the Minister for Planning and Environment		Date of Written Report:	27 October 2010
Written Report Author:	Head of Decision support		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Reg’s Skips Limited – Planning Applications (R.118/2010): Compensation And Further Action (P.130/2010) – Fourth And Fifth Amendments – (P.130/2010 Amd(4)&(5)) – Comments by the Minister for Planning and Environment - comments
Decision(s): The Minister decided to present to the States for their information the attached comment on Reg’s Skips Limited – Planning Applications (R.118/2010): Compensation And Further Action (P.130/2010) – Fourth And Fifth Amendments – (P.130/2010 Amd(4)&(5)) – Comments by the Minister for Planning and Environment.
Reason(s) for Decision: To enable the presentation of the Minister’s comments to the States.
Resource Implications: There are no resource implications.
Action required: The Greffier of the States is requested to arrange for the attached comments to be presented to the States at the earliest possible opportunity and prior to the proposed debate of P130/2010 on 2nd November 2010.
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: