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'La Profonde Rue' Steps, La Rue du Crocquet, St Brelade: Removal from List of Sites of Special Interest

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A decision made on 22 November 2010 regarding the removal of 'La Profonde Rue' Steps, La Rue du Crocquet, St Brelade from the List of Sites of Special Interest

Decision Ref:

MD–PE–2010-0119

Subject:

List of Sites of Special Interest: ‘La Profonde Rue’ Steps (off High Street), La Rue du Crocquet, St Brelade

Decision Summary Title:

DS - List of Sites of Special Interest: ‘La Profonde Rue’ Steps (off High Street), La Rue du Crocquet, St Brelade

DS Author:

Assistant Director

DS Date:

11 November 2010

DS Status:

Public

Written Report Title:

WR – List of Sites of Special Interest: ‘La Profonde Rue’ Steps (off High Street), La Rue du Crocquet, St Brelade

WR Author:

Assistant Director

WR Date

11 November 2010

WR Status:

Public

Oral Rapporteur:

Assistant Director: Policy and Projects / Head of Historic Buildings (Jersey Heritage)

Decision(s):

The Minister for Planning and Environment determined that ‘La Profonde Rue’ Steps (off High Street), La Rue du Crocquet, St Brelade be removed from the List of Sites of Special Interest

Reason(s) for Decision:

  1. The loss of historic integrity of ‘La Profonde Rue’ Steps (off High Street), La Rue du Crocquet, St Brelade, as set out in the report and relative to the published criteria for selection, does not justify their inclusion on the List of Sites of Special Interest in accordance with the provisions and purposes of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 and;
  2. it accords with the States Strategic Plan commitment of protecting and sympathetically managing the Island’s built heritage assets.

Legal and Resource Implications:

Article 51(2)(b) of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 enables the Minister to include on the List of Sites of Special Interest those buildings and places that the Minister is satisfied has public importance by reason of the special archaeological, architectural, artistic, historical, scientific or traditional interest that attached to the building or place.

Action required:

  1. Notify the owner
  2. Update the List of Sites of Special Interest

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister for Planning and Environment

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision (If different to Date Signed):

 

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'La Profonde Rue' Steps, La Rue du Crocquet, St Brelade: Removal from List of Sites of Special Interest

 

 

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PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT

 

List of Sites of Special Interest

‘La Profonde Rue’ Steps (off High Street), La Rue du Crocquet, St Brelade

 

Purpose of the Report

The purpose of this report is for the Minister for Planning and Environment to consider the status of ‘La Profonde Rue’ Steps (off High Street), La Rue du Crocquet, St Brelade on the List of Sites of Special Interest.

Background and discussion

A concerned member of the public alerted the Minister to unauthorised works to these steps, which were believed to be of some historic significance, earlier on this year as a result of which the Minister requested that they be provisionally added to the List of Sites of Special Interest. Notice was duly served on the owner of the building the owner providing opportunity for representations to be received. No formal objection to the proposed designation have been received.

The steps have been assessed by Jersey Heritage and its reports, including the views of the Ministerial Registration and Listing Advisory Group, are attached.

Recommendation

On the basis of the above, Jersey Heritage recommend that the steps have lost their historic integrity and accordingly do not merit inclusion on the List of Sites of Special Interest, in accordance with criteria for designation.

Reason(s) for Decision

The retention of ‘La Profonde Rue’ Steps (off High Street), La Rue du Crocquet, St Brelade as a Site of Special Interest is not in accordance with the criteria for assessment and designation.

Legal and resource implications

Article 52(2)(b) of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002 enables the Minister to include on the List of Sites of Special Interest, those buildings and places that the Minister is satisfied has public importance by reason of the special archaeological, architectural, artistic, historical, scientific or traditional interest that attaches to the building or place.

Action Required

  1.                            Notify owner
  2. Update the List of Sites of Special Interest


Written by:

Kevin Pilley
Assistant Director: Planning and Building Services

Approved by: 

Peter Thorne
Director: Planning and Building Services

Attachments:

Report of Jersey Heritage dated 29 March 2010 and 14 July 2010 and associated attachments

 

File ref: BR0119

Date: 11/11/10

 


 

 

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