Buildings not added to Historic Buildings Register

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A decision made (16/09/2009) regarding: Buildings not added to Historic Buildings Register.

Decision Ref:	MD–PE–2009-0127
Subject:	Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey: 19 Wesley Street, St Helier, St Aubin’s House, St Brelade, Constantine, La Rue du Vieux Menage, St Saviour
Decision Summary Title:	DS – Assessment of 19 Wesley Street, St Helier, St Aubin’s House, St Brelade, Constantine, La Rue du Vieux Menage, St Saviour
DS Author:	Assistant Director
DS Date:	05 September 2009	DS Status:	Public
Written Report Title:	WR – Assessment of 19 Wesley Street, St Helier, St Aubin’s House, St Brelade, Constantine, La Rue du Vieux Menage, St Saviour
WR Author:	Assistant Director
WR Date	05 September 2009	WR Status:	Public
Oral Rapporteur:	Assistant Director/ Head of Historic Buildings (Jersey Heritage)
Decision(s):	The Minister for Planning and Environment determined that: 19 Wesley Street, St Helier; St Aubin’s House, St Brelade; Constantine, La Rue du Vieux Menage, St Saviour; were not to 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 19 Wesley Street, St Helier; St Aubin’s House, St Brelade; and Constantine, La Rue du Vieux Menage, St Saviour, as identified and described in the report and relative to the published criteria for selection, does not justify their inclusion on Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey as Buildings of Local Interest.
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 owners 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):

Buildings not added to Historic Buildings Register

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT

19 Wesley Street, St Helier,

St Aubin’s House, St Brelade,

Constantine, La Rue du Vieux Menage, St Saviour

Purpose of the Report

To seek to confirm the intention not to add the following properties as Buildings of Local Interest (BLI) to the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey:

19 Wesley Street, St Helier,
St Aubin’s House, St Brelade,
Constantine, La Rue du Vieux Menage, St Saviour

Background and discussion

The Minister previously considered reports on these properties, prepared by Jersey Heritage, and determined that they were not of sufficient interest to warrant their addition to the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey as Buildings of Local Interest. Notice of the Minister’s intent was served on the owners of the properties in order to provide an opportunity for representations to be made.

The Minister visited the site of Constantine in St Saviour on 22 July 2009.

No representations have been received in relation to the intention not to add any of the properties 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 any of these properties to the Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey as Buildings of Local Interest.

Reason(s) for Recommendation

The particular interest of the following properties, as identified and described in the report and relative to the published criteria for selection, does not justify their inclusion on Register of Buildings and Sites of Architectural, Archaeological and Historical Importance in Jersey as Buildings of Local Interest

19 Wesley Street, St Helier,
St Aubin’s House, St Brelade,
Constantine, La Rue du Vieux Menage, St Saviour

Action Required

Notify the owners
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)