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Jersey Gas Site: Supplementary Planning Guidance - Amendment: Development Brief

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A decision made 25 July 2019:

Decision Reference:  MD-PE-2019-0066

 

Decision Summary Title:

Amendment to SPG:  Development Brief -Jersey Gas Site

Date of Decision Summary:

11 July 2019

Decision Summary Author:

Principal Policy Planner – Strategic Policy, Performance & Population

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

n/a

Written Report

Title :

Amendment to SPG: Development Brief - Jersey Gas Site

Date of Written Report:

11 July 2019

Written Report Author:

Principal Policy Planner – Strategic Policy, Performance & Population

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject: Amendment to Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG): Development Brief - Jersey Gas Site.

 

Decision:

 

1. The Minister noted the report and consultation responses and adopted the amendment (revision B) to the SPG with immediate effect.

 

2. The Minister rescinded the SPG – Jersey Gas Site Development Brief (Revision A) with immediate effect.

 

2. The Minister re-affirmed the maintenance of the 2011 North of Town Masterplan.

 

Reason for Decision:

  1. The Minister has reviewed the guidance of the North of Town Masterplan and the Jersey Gas Site Development Brief (Revision A). The purpose of the review was to identify whether the planning guidance remained appropriate in light of the adoption of Proposition P.114/2017 which made specific requirements of Andium Homes Ltd in respect of the future development of the site.
  2. The Minister agreed with the recommendations of the report into the review in concluding that that the Jersey Gas Development Brief remains relevant as a framework to guide the future regeneration and redevelopment of the site and that the broad intent of the North of Town Masterplan as a strategy to catalyse the regeneration of older parts of town is also still relevant.
  3. The Minister further agreed with the recommendation of the report that it is reasonable to incorporate the detailed requirements of Proposition P.114/2017 into an amendment to the Development Brief.
  4. The Minister considered the results of a public consultation into the draft SPG amendment and revised the contents of the SPG as appropriate.

Resource Implications:

1. Article 6 of the Planning and Building (Jersey), 2002, allows the Minister to publish guidelines and policies in respect of; development generally, any class of development, the development of any area of land or, the development of a specified site.  The amendment to the SPG will serve to update the original planning guidance for the Jersey Gas site in light of the adoption of States Proposition P.114/2017 and is, accordingly, within the Minister’s vires to publish.

 

2. It is not envisaged that there will be any significant resource implications for any States’ department or decision-makers as a result of the Minister’s decision.

 

Action required:

 

1. Notify relevant stakeholders of the decision.

2. Publish the amendment and issue a media release.

 

Signature:

 

 

 

 

 

Deputy John H Young

Position:

 

 

 

 

Minister for the Environment

Date Signed:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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