South Hill: Response to the public consultation on supplementary planning guidance

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A decision made on 20 October 2020

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2020-0055
Decision Summary Title:	Response to the public consultation on supplementary planning guidance for South Hill		Date of Decision Summary:	09 October 2020
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Place and Spatial Planning		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written and Oral		Person Giving Oral Report:	Principal Planner (Historic Environment)
Written Report Title:	R - Minister - South Hill Development Brief Consultation Report and SPG Adoption 201009		Date of Written Report:	09 October 2020
Written Report Author:	Principal Planner (Historic Environment)		Written Report: Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Response to the public consultation on supplementary planning guidance for South Hill
Decision(s): The Minister for the Environment: notes the consultation feedback, at appendix 3 and endorses the response to it, and the subsequent amendment of the guidance, which forms appendix 1 adopts and publishes the revised supplementary planning guidance as set out at appendix 2.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Minister has noted the feedback from consultation and, having given it due consideration, resolved to make changes to the draft supplementary planning guidance, enabling its adoption and publication, as set out in appendix 1. In particular, the Minister has sought to ensure that equal weight is given to the potential use of the site for tourism accommodation and cultural uses in light of the potential impact of the pandemic on the island’s tourism industry; and the potential development of the site for uses which may be complementary to the regeneration of Fort Regent.
Resource Implications: Article 6 of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law enables the Minister to publish guidelines and for them to be material to the determination of future planning applications. There are not considered to be any additional resource implications arising from this decision and that the publication of supplementary planning guidance should help to ensure the efficacy of associated expenditure.
Action required: Supplementary Planning Guidance to be published.
Signature: Deputy John Young		Position: Minister for the Environment
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):