Listed Buildings and Places: Criteria for Listing and Grading

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A decision made 6 July 2011 regarding:

Decision Ref:	MD–PE–2011-0063
Subject:	Listed buildings and places: criteria for listing and grading
Decision Summary Title:	DS - Listed buildings and places: criteria for listing and grading
DS Author:	Director
DS Date:	06 July 2011	DS Status:	Public
Written Report Title:	SD - Listed buildings and places: criteria for listing and grading
WR Author:	Principal Historic Environment Officer
WR Date	31st March 2011	WR Status:	Public
Oral Rapporteur:	Director
Decision(s):	The Minister for Planning and Environment; 1 approved the criteria for the listing and grading of heritage assets; and 2 authorised the publication of supplementary planning guidance, to be prepared by officers and to include the approved criteria, setting out how listed buildings and places are identified and designated.
Reason(s) for Decision:	The criteria for listing and grading have been reviewed following consultation in relation to the Historic Environment Review, and are required to be adopted and published to enable the Historic Environment Resurvey, and subsequent designation/ re-designation of the Island’s heritage assets, to progress.
Legal and Resource Implications:	The publication of guidelines is consistent with Article 6 of the Planning and Building (Jersey) Law 2002. The use and adoption of this guidance will ensure future decisions are taken on Listing buildings or places in a consistent, transparent and fair way.
Action required:	The criteria for listing and grading to be formally adopted and applied, by Jersey Heritage, to the ongoing review of the Island’s heritage assets; The criteria for listing and grading to be published and to be integrated into a supplementary planning guidance note, to be prepared by the department, setting out how heritage assets are identified and designated.
Signature:
Position:	Minister for Planning and Environment
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different to Date Signed):