Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society Showground, Route de la Trinite, Trinity: Planning Application Fee: 50% Waiver

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A decision made 23 July 2017:

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2017-0069

Decision Summary Title :

Reduction of the prescribed building application fee for the regularisation of unauthorised building work.

Date of Decision Summary:

18/07/2017

Decision Summary Author:

Director

Building Control

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Oral

Person Giving

Oral Report:

Director

Building Control

Written Report

Title :

N/A

Date of Written Report:

N/A

Written Report Author:

N/A

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

N/A

Subject:

Reduction of the prescribed building application fee for the regularisation of building work undertaken at the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society Showground building, Route de la Trinite, Trinity.

Decision(s):

The Minister decided to waive 50% of the prescribed application fee of £33,389.80

Reason(s) for Decision:

The Minister, taking into account the fees due for all elements of the application, the ‘not for profit’ work of the Society and benefit of that work to the Island, considered that the standard application fee instead of the higher regularisation fee should be charged in this specific case.

Resource Implications:

The loss of £16,694.90 in building application income.

Action required:

Inform the agent that the application will be accepted on payment of the reduced fee.

Signature:

Position: Minister

Date Signed:

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):