Listing of Furze Cottage, St. John.

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A decision made (01/08/2006) regarding Site of Special Interest: Notice of Intention to List Furze Cottage, St. John.

Subject:	Site of Special Interest :Notice of Intention to List Furze Cottage, St John
Decision Reference:	MD-PE-2006-097	Exempt clause(s):		none
Type of Report (oral or written):	Written	Person Giving Report (if oral):		Kevin Pilley: Assistant Director (Policy and Projects)
Telephone or e-mail meeting	n/a	Report File ref:		3/04/02/02/SSI designations
Written Report Title:	Notice of Intention to List as Site of Special Interest: Furze Cottage, St John	Written report – Author:		Kevin Pilley: Assistant Director (Policy and Projects)
Decision(s): The Minister for Planning and Environment determined to: 1. approve the proposal to include the building and places at Furze Cottage, St John on the List of Sites of Special Interest by reason of its special interest as defined in the schedules attached to the report, under the provisions of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002; and; 2. approve the serving of the Intention to List Notice for this sites in accord with the requirements of the law.
Reason(s) for decision: The proposal accords with the States Strategic Plan commitment of protecting and sympathetically managing our built heritage assets.
Action required: 1. Intention to List Notice to be served in accord with the requirements of the law; 2. No sooner than 28 days after the date of the service of the Intention to List Notice, a further report will be brought back to the Minister relative to any representations received.
Signature: (Minister/ Assistant Minister)			Date of Decision: 1 August 2006

Listing of Furze Cottage, St. John.

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		Date:

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT

Notice of Intention to List as Site of Special Interest

Furze Cottage, St John

Purpose of the Report

The purpose of this report is for the Minister to consider a proposal to include Furze Cottage, St John on a List of Sites of Special Interest under the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 and to authorise the serving of a Notice of Intention to this effect.

Background and discussion

On the basis of its special interest, Furze Cottage was added to the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Historical and Archaeological Importance in Jersey as a proposed Site of Special Interest by the Minister for Planning and Environment on 13 March 2006.

As a pSSI the building and place presently enjoys protection under planning policy set out in the Island Plan 2002. It is considered that the special interest of this property warrants a higher level of protection and, in accord with the decision previously made, it is considered that the process to protect this property under law, thus providing more comprehensive regulation and protection, should be expedited.

Recommendation

On the basis of the above, the Minister for Planning and Environment is recommended to;

approve the proposal to include the building and place at Furze Cottage, St John on the List of Sites of Special Interest by reason of its special interest, as defined in the attached schedule, under the provisions of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002; and;

1. approve the serving of the Intention to List Notice in accord with the requirements of the law.

Reason(s) for Decision

The proposal accords with the States Strategic Plan commitment of protecting and sympathetically managing our built heritage assets.

Action Required

1. The Intention to List Notice to be served in accord with the requirements of the law;

2. No sooner than 28 days after the date of the service of the Intention to List Notice, a further report will be brought back to the Minister relative to any representations received.

Written by:

Kevin Pilley

Assistant Director: Planning and Building Services

Attachments:

Intention to List Notice; site plan and description; and annex

File ref: 3/04/02/02/SSI designations

Date: 26 July 2006