St. Ouen's Bay Seawalls: Party to contract of sale of The Wishing Well, La Rue des Pres, St. Ouen

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A decision made on 22 November 2019

Decision Reference: MD-PH-2019-30
Decision Summary Title :	St. Ouen’s Bay Seawalls - party to contract of sale of The Wishing Well, La Rue des Pres, St. Ouen		Date of Decision Summary:	19 November 2019
Decision Summary Author:	Estates Surveyor		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public.
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	St. Ouen’s Bay Seawalls - party to contract of sale of The Wishing Well, La Rue des Pres, St. Ouen		Date of Written Report:	19 November 2019
Written Report Author:	Estates Surveyor		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Exempt Clause refs. QE Article 33(b) and QE Article 34(b)
Subject: St. Ouen’s Bay Seawalls - party to contract of sale of The Wishing Well, La Rue des Pres, St. Ouen SF/1231-01-001
Decision(s): In accordance with Standing Order 168 (1) (c) the Minister agreed, as recommended by Jersey Property Holdings, that the Public of the Island be party to the contract of sale of the property known as “The Wishing Well”, La Rue des Pres, St. Ouen, and this at the request of the Purchaser, to agree the Western boundary between the “The Wishing Well” and the adjacent land behind the seawall belonging to the Public, together with certain hereditary rights for the benefit of both parties.
Reason(s) for Decision: The formalisation of a legal boundary between properties is good estate management.
Resource Implications: The financial implications of this decision are detailed in the accompanying report. There are no manpower implications in respect of this decision.
Action required: Under Standing Order 168 (5) the Minister hereby authorised the Attorney General and the Greffier to pass any contract which is required to be passed on behalf of the Public.
Signature:		Position: Deputy K Lewis Minister for Infrastructure
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):