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A decision made 15 November 2011:

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2011-0115			Application Number: RC/2011/1376 (If applicable)
Decision Summary Title :	Field. No. 1218, Mont A L'Abbe, St Helier, Jersey, JE2 3LE		Date of Decision Summary:		11th November 2011
Decision Summary Author:	Planner – M Jones		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)		Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Oral Report		Person Giving Oral Report:		Director - Development Control
Written Report Title :			Date of Written Report:
Written Report Author:	Planner – M Jones		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)
Subject: Field. No. 1218, Mont A L'Abbe, St Helier, Jersey, Variation of Conditions No.1 & No.3 - (Homebuy) to alternative affordable housing mechanism for Planning Permit P/2006/2648.
Decision(s): The Minister for Planning and Environment has agreed to vary Conditions 1 & 2 from Planning Permit P/2006/2648 whereby the ‘Homebuy’ requirements are removed from the Permission to be replaced with an affordable first time buyer scheme. The amendment was agreed following discussions and legal advice received by the Minister on the 27th October 2011 regarding the inability of the States Assembly to provide a suitable mechanism to deliver the “Homebuy Scheme”.
Reason(s) for Decision: This decision has been reached so that the sale of 6 new houses can be proceed following the failure of the States Assembly to reach agreement on a suitable mechanism to deliver the “Homebuy” scheme. Further, the site remains within the Built-Up Area as defined by the Island Plan, 2011. Policy H6 outlines the Plan’s intention to deliver the majority of the Island’s housing supply from development within the Built-Up Areas. Therefore, notwithstanding the sites previous Category ‘A’ status, under the current Island Plan the site remains a viable development site capable of delivering ‘first time’ buyer housing. The replacement of Conditions 1 & 3 to the original Permit P/2006/2648 reads as follows:- Condition(s) 1. The six units numbered 4 to 9 inclusive ("the units") constructed at the development (as shown approximately on the area highlighted in pink on Planning Approved Drawing RC/2011/1376 'A') shall not be occupied until a scheme for their occupation as affordable first time buyer housing as part of the development has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Minister for Planning and Environment. The units shall be provided in accordance with the approved scheme. The scheme shall include:- i. the arrangements for the transfer of the units to nominated buyers; ii. the arrangements to ensure that such provision is affordable to the occupiers of the units; and iii. the occupancy criteria to be used for determining the identity of occupiers of the units and the means by which such occupancy criteria shall be enforced. 2. The Planning Obligation Agreement referred to in Condition 1 of the original Planning Permit P/2006/2648 shall now be modified to reflect changes consequent upon Condition 3 as varied following application RC/2011/1376. Reason(s) 1. To ensure that the development is carried out and completed in accordance with the details approved by the Minister for Planning and Environment to accord with Policies H3 & H6 of the Island Plan, 2011. 2. To ensure that the development is carried out and completed in accordance with the details approved by the Minister for Planning and Environment to accord with Policies H3 & H6 of the Island Plan, 2011.
Resource Implications: Planning Officer to issue Planning Permit RC/2011/1376 to reflect revised conditions to original Planning Permit P/2006/2648.
Action required: Notify Agent, Applicant and all other interested parties
Signature: Deputy R Duhamel		PLeg / AS Initials		Position: Minister for Planning and Environment
Date Signed:				Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Field 1218, Mont A L'Abbe, St. Helier: Planning Permit: P/2006/2648: Conditions: Variation - Homebuy to alternative affordable housing

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A decision made 15 November 2011: