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Uplands Hotel & Apartments, St. Johns Road, St. Helier: Variation of Condition No. 2 - Permit: P/2009/1092

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A decision made 7 November 2011:

Decision Reference:   MD-PE-2011-0109 

Application Number:  RC/2011/1332

(If applicable)

Decision Summary Title :

Uplands Hotel &  Apartments,

St. Johns Road,

St. Helier, Jersey, JE2 3LE

Date of Decision Summary:

3rd November 2011

Decision Summary Author:

 

Planner – M Jones

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Oral Report

Person Giving

Oral Report:

Director – Development Control

Written Report

Title :

 

Date of Written Report:

 

Written Report Author:

 

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

 

Subject:  Uplands Hotel & Apartments, St. Johns Road, St. Helier, Jersey, JE2 3LE

 

Variation of Condition 2 from Planning Permit P/2009/1092 to remove 50% ‘Homebuy Scheme’ requirement and reclassify as ‘First time buyers’ qualifying under the Housing Department’s regulations.

Decision(s):

The Minister for Planning and Environment has agreed to vary Condition 2 from Planning Permit P/2009/1092 to remove the 50% ‘Homebuy Scheme’ requirement, to be reclassified as ‘First time’ buyers.

 

The amendment was agreed following discussions and legal advice received by the Minister on the 27th October 2011 regarding the inability of the States Assembly to provide a suitable mechanism to deliver the ‘Homebuy Scheme’.

Reason(s) for Decision:

This decision has been reached so that the development of ten new houses can be delivered unencumbered by a Condition which has, in light of the States Assembly’s outcome, no validity and therefore cannot be delivered as was originally intended.  Further, the site remains within the Built-Up Area as defined by the Island Plan, 2011.  Policy H6 outlines the Plan’s intention to deliver the majority of the Island’s housing supply from development within the Built-Up Areas. Therefore, notwithstanding the sites previous Category ‘A’ status under the current Island Plan the site remains a viable development site capable of delivering ‘first time’ buyer housing.

 

The Condition on the Revised Plans Application RC/2011/1332 will read:-

 

Condtion 1.    The development permitted under Planning Permission reference P/2009/1092, for ten new dwellings, shall only be sold to first time buyers qualifying under the Housing Department regulations and may only be sold on thereafter in perpetuity to persons qualifying in the same manner.  All other Conditions and restrictions imposed by Planning Permission P/2009/1092 remain valid.

Reason 1.       To ensure that the development is carried out and completed in accordance with the detials approved by the Minister for Planning and Environment to accord with Policies GD1 & H6 of the Island Plan, 2011.

Resource Implications:

 

Action required:

 

Notify Agent, Applicant and all other interested parties

 

Signature:

 

Deputy R Duhamel

PLeg / AS Initials

Position:

Minister for Planning and Environment

 

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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