West Lodge, La Route de la Haule, St. Brelade not added to Historic Buildings Register.

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A decision made (29/05/2009) regarding: West Lodge, La Route de la Haule, St. Brelade not added to Historic Buildings Register.

Decision Ref:	MD-PE-2009-0108
Subject:	Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey: West Lodge, La Route de la Haule, St Brelade
Decision Summary Title:	DS – Assessment of West Lodge, La Route de la Haule, St Brelade
DS Author:	Assistant Director
DS Date:	15 May 2009	DS Status:	Public
Written Report Title:	WR – Assessment of West Lodge, La Route de la Haule, St Brelade
WR Author:	Assistant Director
WR Date	15 May 2009	WR Status:	Public
Oral Rapporteur:	Assistant Director/ Roger Hills – Head of Historic Buildings (Jersey Heritage)
Decision(s):	The Minister for Planning and Environment determined that West Lodge, La Route de la Haule, St Brelade not be added to the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey.
Reason(s) for Decision:	The particular interest of West Lodge, La Route de la Haule, St Brelade, as identified and described in the report and relative to the published criteria for selection, does not justify its inclusion on Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey as a BLI.
Legal and Resource Implications:	The inclusion of buildings and places in the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey is consistent with the purposes of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002.
Action required:	Notify the owner and other interested parties Update the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey Notify Development Control
Signature:
Position:	Minister for Planning and Environment
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different to Date Signed):

West Lodge, La Route de la Haule, St. Brelade not added to Historic Buildings Register.

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT

West Lodge, La Route de la Haule, St Brelade

Purpose of the Report

To seek to confirm the intention not to add West Lodge, La Route de la Haule, St Brelade as a Building of Local Interest (BLI) to the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey.

Background and discussion

A representation was received in November 2008 requesting that West Lodge, La Route de la Haule, St Brelade be protected (at appendix 1). The matter was referred to Jersey Heritage for review.

The Minister previously considered a report on the matter prepared by Jersey Heritage dated 17 March 2009 and determined that West Lodge, La Route de la Haule, St Brelade was not of sufficient interest to warrant its addition to the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey as a Building of Local Interest. Notice of the Assistant Minister’s intent was served on the owners of the property on 08 April 2009 in order to provide an opportunity for representations to be made.

No representations have been received in relation to the intention not to add West Lodge, La Route de la Haule, St Brelade to the Register.

Legal and resource implications

The inclusion of buildings and places in the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey is consistent with the purposes of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002.

Recommendation

The recommendation of Jersey Heritage is not to add West Lodge, La Route de la Haule, St Brelade to the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey as a Building of Local Interest.

Reason(s) for Recommendation

The particular interest of West Lodge, La Route de la Haule, St Brelade, as identified and described in the report and relative to the published criteria for selection, does not justify its inclusion on Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey as a BLI;

Action Required

Notify the owners and other interested parties
Update the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey
Notify Development Control

Written by:

Kevin Pilley

Assistant Director (Policy and Projects)

Approved by:

Peter Thorne

Director (Planning and Building Services)

Attachments: representations dated 11 and 17 November 2008

JH report (17 March 2009);

Plan;

and photographs

File ref BR0056

Date 15 May 2009