Hotel La Tour, St Brelade: Ministerial call-in of planning application

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A decision made on 1 October 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2012-0105			Application Number: RP/2012/0676 (If applicable)
Decision Summary Title :	Hotel La Tour, La Rue du Crocquet, St. Brelade, Jersey, JE3 8BZ		Date of Decision Summary:		27/09/12
Decision Summary Author:	Planner		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)		Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Oral		Person Giving Oral Report:		Planner
Written Report Title :	N/A		Date of Written Report:		N/A
Written Report Author:	N/A		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)		N/A
Subject: , Hotel La Tour, La Rue du Crocquet, , St. Brelade, Jersey, JE3 8BZ Demolish existing hotel. Construct 5 No. dwellings. REVISED PLANS: Introduction of roof terraces to units 1 & 2. Introduction of first floor accommodation in pitched roof space of unit 5. Extension of unit 1 to East elevation. Extension of units 1-4 inclusive to West elevation at first floor. Alterations to basement parking layout. Alteration to vehicular access & inclusion of sub-station. AMENDED PLANS: Alterations to vehicular access, basement parking, location of substation and positioning of unit 1.
Decision(s): The Minister has called in the application and will determine it in due course, following a public hearing.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Minister recalled that the previous application (P/2010/0443) had raised particular issues with nearby residents, which had necessitated the involvement of the former Minister. For the sake of consistency, the Minister concluded that the current application should be determined in a like manner.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Notify Agent, Applicant and all other interested parties
Signature: Deputy R C Duhamel		PLeg / AS Initials		Position: Minister for Planning and Environment
Date Signed:				Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):