Le Petit Menage, Belvedere Hill, St. Saviour: Determination of Planning Application (P/2008/2666)

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A decision made 14 September 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2012-0097			Application Number: P/2008/2666 (If applicable)
Decision Summary Title :	Le Petit Menage, Belvedere Hill, St. Saviour, JE2 7RP		Date of Decision Summary:		30 August 2012
Decision Summary Author:	Principal Planner		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)		Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:		n/a
Written Report Title :	P/2008/2666		Date of Written Report:		30 August 2012
Written Report Author:	John Nicholson		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)		Public
Subject: , Le Petit Menage, Belvedere Hill, , St. Saviour, , JE2 7RP Form hard standing to create temporary staff car parking area to serve nursery.
Decision(s): The Minister, having considered the above planning application, and the Department Report, endorsed the recommendation to approve the application subject to the conditions within the Report.
Reason(s) for Decision: The proposed development is considered to be acceptable having considered all of the material considerations raised. In particular, the development has been assessed against policy NE7 of the 2011 Island Plan, and it is considered that on the basis of a temporary permission, with very limited physical works, and which concludes the present staffing and parent parking issues, this proposal is not considered to be unreasonable.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Notify Agent, Applicant and all other interested parties
Signature: Deputy R C Duhamel		PLeg / AS Initials		Position: Minister for Planning and Environment
Date Signed:				Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):