Reason(s) for Decision: REASON FOR APPROVAL Permission has been granted having taken into account the relevant policies of the approved Island Plan, together with other relevant policies and all other material considerations, including the consultations and representations received. The Minister considers that in accordance with Policies ERE6 and NE7 of the Jersey Island Plan 2011 the necessary justification has been provided, and the structure is appropriately located.
CONDITIONS and REASONS 1. The structure hereby approved shall be used solely for the purposes of storing agricultural machinery and under no circumstances should any non-agricultural machinery (including any related to, owned or operated by non-agricultural family businesses) be stored in the structure.
In accordance with Policy ERE6 the structure has been permitted only on the basis of an identified agricultural need.
2. Prior to the commencement of development a scheme to show the retained areas of outside storage shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Minister for Planning and Environment. The scheme shall be implemented in full prior to first occupation of any element of the development hereby permitted, and retained in perpetuity thereafter. The scheme shall include provision for all elements of the agricultural and non-agricultural storage requirements of the businesses undertaken from the site, and shall not include any storage in Field 440A.
For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of the character of the area generally, in accordance with Policy NE7 of the Jersey Island Plan 2011.
3. In the event that the agricultural building hereby approved falls into long-term disuse or disrepair it shall be removed from the site and the land restored to agricultural use. These structures have been permitted because of a proven agricultural need. In the event of long-term disuse or disrepair the Minister for Planning and Environment will seek to ensure that the rural character of the area is protected by requiring these structures to be removedin accordance with Policy ERE 6 of the Island Plan, 2011. 4. A detailed proposal for the landscaping of the site, to include Field 440A, shall be included as part if the detailed planning application. This must include details of the number, species and location of both existing and proposed tree and shrubs. The drawings are to be supplemented with a programme of implementation with details of: (a) the method to be taken to protect existing trees and shrubs; (b) the method of planting to be adopted; (c) the arrangements to be made for the maintenance of the landscaped areas.
To ensure that before development proceeds provision is made for a landscaping regime that will enhance the appearance of the development and help to assimilate it into the landscape , in accordance with Policy NE 7 of the Island Plan, 2011.
5. All planting and other operations comprised in the landscaping scheme approved under this permission, shall be carried out and completed in the first planting season following the commencement of the development.
To ensure that the benefits of the approved landscaping scheme are not delayed and consequently make an early contribution to the amenity of the site in the interest of sustaining and enhancing landscape quality, in accordance with Policy NE 7 of the Island Plan, 2011.
6. Any trees or plant(s) planted in accordance with the approved scheme, which within a period of five years from the planting taking place; die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased, shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species, unless the Minister for Planning and Environment gives written consent to a variation of the scheme.
To mitigate against the potential failure of trees and plants, and the extent to which that failure might threaten the success of the landscaping scheme, in accordance with Policy NE 7 of the Island Plan, 2011.
7. Before installation, details of any floodlighting/external lighting on the site must be submitted to and approved by the Minister for Planning and Environment. This must include: a) The photometric data for the specified light fitting; b) A site plan showing the lux plot layout of all horizontal and vertical surfaces of the designed lighting layout across the site; and, c) A wall elevation/section showing the proposed mounting height and aiming position of each luminaire.
To ensure that the amenities of neighbours and the area, are not harmed through light pollution, in accordance with Policy GD 1 of the Island Plan, 2011. |