Planning Applications Panel Membership Nominations

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A decision made (05/01/2009) regarding: Planning Applications Panel Membership Nominations - Report and Proposition.

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2008-0280
Decision Summary Title:	Planning Applications Panel Membership nominations Report and & Proposition		Date of Decision Summary:	17 December 2008
Decision Summary Author:	Peter Thorne		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	Peter Thorne
Written Report Title:	Planning Applications Panel Membership Nominations R&P		Date of Written Report:	17 December
Written Report Author:	Minister for Planning and Environment and Peter Thorne		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Planning Applications Panel Membership nominations
Decision(s): The Minister approved the draft report and proposition nominating the Constable of St John, Deputy P. Le Claire and Deputy J. Maçon as members of the Planning Applications Panel for a period of three years.
Reason(s) for Decision: To increase the number of States Members eligible to sit as Panel Members
Resource Implications: None
Action required: The Greffier of the States be asked to lodge the proposition and select the earliest possible date for it to be debated
Signature:		Position: Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed): N/A

Planning Applications Panel Membership Nominations - Report and Proposition.

Planning and Building Law (Jersey) Law 2002, as amended

Planning Applications Panel - Membership

THE STATES are asked to decide whether they are of opinion: -

to appoint, in accordance with Article 9A(2) of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002, as amended, the following persons as members of the Planning Applications Panel for a period of three years with immediate effect–

Constable Graeme Frank Butcher of St John;
Deputy Paul Vincent Francis Le Claire of St Helier; and
Deputy Jeremy Martin Maçon of St Saviour

Minister for Planning and Environment

Report

The Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 provides that there should be a Planning Applications Panel comprising up to nine States Members and that its members will be appointed by the States on the nomination of the Minister for Planning and Environment. Following the retirement from the States of the former Constable of St Peter, there are three posts available to fill.

The existing members of the Panel are Deputy A. Pryke (Chairman), the Constables of St Mary, Trinity and St Saviour, and Deputies C. Egré and S. Power.

I am delighted to nominate the Constable of St John for membership of the Panel. His experience in managing a rural parish will be invaluable.

Similarly, I am delighted to nominate Deputies P. Le Claire and J. Maçon. Both Deputies represent urban districts and will provide balance to the Panel.

Please note that the Law allows for nominations only to be made by the Minister. If the States rejects these nominations, the Minister can nominate another States member, and so on, until the vacancies are filled.

There are no financial or manpower implications arising from this proposal

Senator F E Cohen

Minister for Planning and Environment